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Amelia Palmer

Smartwatches Track Health Around the Clock, but Doctors Say Constant Monitoring May Increase Anxiety Over Normal Body Changes

Smartwatches and fitness trackers have changed how millions of people monitor their health, providing continuous information on heart rate, sleep quality, blood oxygen levels, physical activity, and other biological measurements.

As wearable technology becomes more sophisticated, physicians and psychologists say the devices offer important health benefits but may also contribute to unnecessary anxiety when users misinterpret normal bodily changes.

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