Biosensors and systems in the form of wearables and “nearables” (i.e., everyday sensorized objects with transmitting capabilities such as smartphones) are rapidly evolving for use in healthcare. Unlike conventional approaches, these technologies can enable seamless or on-demand physiological monitoring anytime and anywhere. Such monitoring can be beneficial in various ways. Most notably, it can help transform healthcare from the current reactive, one-size-fits-all, hospital-centered, and volume-based system into a future proactive, personalized, decentralized, and valued-based system. This new system and other benefits of the technology hold great promise for longer and healthier living.
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