Sarah Welsh on health gadgets
14 May, 13 | by BMJ Group
Hardly a new breakthrough, but gadgets relating to health, fitness, and wellbeing are on the increase. Pedometers, sleep monitors, diet apps, and so on, all remain very much in vogue. But, are medical gadgets really the way forward in healthcare? Do we want to be strung up to some monitoring gadget whilst we get on with daily living? Or are they merely a fascination that will pass?
Smartphones are cashing in on the publics want for a “quick fix” with regards to health, targeting its audience with the likes of weight loss apps. The health service may also be wise to embrace these advances. more…





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