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外刊精讲 | 以后还需要每年去体检吗?苹果、谷歌正在押注一种完全不同的健康管理方式

外刊精讲 | 以后还需要每年去体检吗?苹果、谷歌正在押注一种完全不同的健康管理方式4 sep19 min

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标题:The Cutthroat Wearables Battle Is About More Than Tracking Your Fitness

Google, Apple, Samsung and upstarts like Oura are racing to integrate data from their wearable devices into the health care system.

正文:The year is 2035. You, like most people you know, have a small, button sized device implanted in your forearm. For a recurring fee, it continuously monitors your blood pressure, core temperature, cardiovascular activity and all other health measures a physician would value. Anything suspicious is promptly flagged to your doctor by a personalized A.I. system. Disease and illness is caught — and treated — as early as possible.

知识点:implant /ɪmˈplɑːnt/ v.(名词读作 /ˈɪmplɑːnt/)

英文释义:implant (v.) means to insert an object or device into a person's body, usually by means of surgery 本义为"种进去"(im- 进入 + plant 种植),医疗器械

语境核心义为"(手术)植入体内"(本文特指:2035年设想中那枚被埋进前臂皮下、纽扣大小的健康监测装置)核心搭配:a dental implant、a cochlear implant、implant a chip、breast implants、surgically implanted

・The pacemaker was implanted through a small incision below the collarbone.

起搏器是通过锁骨下方一道小切口植入的。

・Regulators have yet to approve any chip implanted for non-medical