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keeping people with diabetes safer in hospital.
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he Diabetes According
to CB Insights, a
business intelligence
platform, "Covid-19 is
unsurprisingly catalyzing
the adoption of contactless biometrics.
Big tech companies and others are now
in the market selling AI-enabled thermal
imaging cameras for fever detection.
Voice tech startups are rolling out software
for 'cough and sneeze detection.' Facial
recognition software globally is getting an
upgrade to detect masked faces."
And according to a report on
PRNewswire, "Wearable devices
have now become one of the fastest
developing segments of the technology
and medical technology industries.
Wearable devices were designed to track
real time data on various activities of its
user and can be worn on the body with
ease. Generally, these devices include
analog-watches, smartwatches, glasses,
fitness trackers and others. More recently,
synchronization of such devices with
smartphones has become an evolving
technology with a numerous new features
being incorporated into the devices.
This increase of diverse applications is
a major driver for this market's growth.
Furthermore, the implementation of
the Internet of Things (IoT) that is used
for the development of new features
among smartwatches has created an
essential transformation in the watch
industry. Overall, according to Knowledge
Sourcing Intelligence LLP, the wearable
devices market is projected to grow at
a compound annual growth rate of 22%
to reach $80Bn by 2025, from $24Bn in
2019.
In the medical field, growing health
awareness at the global level is expected
help the medical wearable device segment
reach new highs. Medical wearables
are built to track vital signs and other
health indicators, including calorie intake,
cholesterol levels, heartbeat rate, blood
pressure, glucose levels, sleeping patterns
and more. Now, the rising occurrence of continued over
chronic diseases, along with increasing
mortality rates, is a major area of concern
among people as well as government
organizations. Therefore, healthcare
providers are offering personalized care
including continuous and remote patient
monitoring.
Research funded
Following Diabetes UK's rapid research
funding call in April, the charity has
committed £315,000 to research into
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