Health gadgets cut doctor visits for one in three Brits - Telegraph
One in three Brits visit the doctor less often than normal thanks to health and fitness gadgets, a survey has found.
A third of people credited devices like pedometers and heart rate monitors with improving their health and decreasing their need to seek medical help.
The finding suggests modern technology could play a crucial role in easing the financial pressure on the NHS as the Government looks how to tackle the impact of an ageing population...
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I was always convinced that social media are the tools in hands of patients to do more for themselves and bby so doing lower the pressure of demand for formal medical activities.. This proves I'm right. Imagine how many could be saved if we would follow this immanent policy explicitly!