RPT-INSIGHT-Beyond Fitbit: The quest to develop medical-grade wearables
December 18, 2015 at 07:00 AM EST
CHICAGO, Dec 18 (Reuters) - A new wave of wearable computing devices that detect and monitor serious diseases is moving from the laboratory to the market, potentially transforming the treatment of conditions ranging from epilepsy to diabetes and creating business opportunities estimated to be worth tens of billions of dollars.