HONORABLE MENTION: For those with cardiovascular conditions, keeping tabs on their heart rhythms can alert them to problems or help doctors track their symptoms. But traditional heart monitors have required specialized external hardware. That’s not the case with Abbott’s Confirm Rx Insertable Cardiac Monitor, which is implanted just under the skin and syncs up with a smartphone to record users’ heart data and transmit it to medical professionals.
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