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Tech.

Evidence-led reading on tech from the HL Benefits desk. Long reads, careful guides, and the boring-but-true positions the research keeps settling on.

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Wearable Patches for Health: CGM, Vitamin Delivery, and Drug Monitoring

OTC glucose monitors, vitamin patches, and biosensor innovations are reshaping personal health tracking. Here's what works, what doesn't, and what's next.

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Smart Rings for Health Tracking: Oura Ring 4 vs WHOOP vs Samsung Galaxy Ring
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Smart Rings for Health Tracking: Oura Ring 4 vs WHOOP vs Samsung Galaxy Ring

A research-backed comparison of three screenless health trackers, with PSG validation data, real-world battery tests, and a cost breakdown over three years.

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From the editorApr letterHL Benefits MagazineHL Benefits Editorial Team

We started this section because the conversation about tech had become unbearable — too loud, too certain, too often selling something. The boring middle — what the evidence actually supports, repeated across decades, written without a brand to defend — is not a position you can monetize, but it is the position the research keeps quietly settling on.

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A note on evidence

A claim about tech is not a study. A study is not a meta-analysis. A meta-analysis is not a guideline. The article doesn't fit on a label.

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