Wearable Tech in Health, Heat Risk Medications, and Rising Opioid Overdoses

In this episode, Dr. Chi-Ming Chow explores wearable technology's role in health monitoring, covering its reliability, metrics, and limitations in illness detection. He discusses AI advancements and its future in sports science and daily use. The episode also addresses risks of heat-related illness from certain medications, rising opioid overdose calls in Ontario, and the impact of supervised consumption sites. The NHS app's AI-powered triage tool, tech enhancements, and funding issues are reviewed. Additionally, Dr. Chow touches on cold water shock safety, the "tanmaxxing" trend, and climate change's impact on healthcare.