From Columbia Tribune…The sensor system is able to detect changes in health earlier than when individuals notice themselves feeling ill, Rantz said.

“We can actually detect illnesses 10 days, two weeks, sometimes even longer before the resident would typically complain” about not feeling well, Rantz said. “It gives the nurse a heads up that something’s not right with that person.”

http://www.columbiatribune.com/business/saturday_business/mu-researchers-taking-sensor-system-from-lab-to-marketplace/article_734f4e0b-26dd-58ea-b2c7-2b1af9430591.html

Wearable Tech like Fitbit is growing. Will the technology catch up to the aging baby boomers who perhaps can be the first generation to fully integrate preventative medical practices.

Here’s an article from Forbes Magazine which discusses these topics.

http://onforb.es/1yvUoxh

And another from a former Assistant Surgeon General on Huffpost.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/susan-blumenthal/advancing-health-with-inf_b_7968190.html

Related articles on wearable tech

http://www.hl7standards.com/blog/2014/09/18/trends-aging-wearable-tech/

https://www.wearable-technologies.com/2015/05/wearables-for-elderly/