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From Waiting Rooms to Wrist Monitors: How Americans Went From Knowing Almost Nothing About Their Health to Knowing Almost Everything

Not long ago, finding out something basic about your own body meant scheduling an appointment, waiting days for lab results, and hoping your doctor explained things clearly. Today, your watch tracks your heart rhythm, a $12 test tells you if you have the flu, and AI can flag abnormalities in a scan before a physician even looks at it. The transformation is more dramatic than most people realize.

Mar 13, 2026