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When health becomes data, it also becomes power
When we use a wearable, it can feel like we are simply measuring the body.
But as health becomes data, those signals also begin to touch larger systems: regulation, platforms, hospitals, patents, insurance, business models, and clinical responsibility.
In this article, I start from an interview with Ricky Bloomfield, Oura’s chief medical officer, to reflect on what happens when personal health becomes a continuous data layer.
Cristina Costa
Aug 174 min read
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