S1E12 - How Healthcare Technology Gets Approved: From Idea to Your Wrist (Rerelease)

Every year, hundreds of new health-tech products promise to change the way we live — from smartwatches that detect heart rhythms to earbuds that double as hearing aids.But before any of them can call themselves “medical,” they have to earn that title.In this episode, Dr. Vishvaraj Rathod takes you behind the scenes of regulation:how devices are tested, classified, and approved; why some reach one country before another; and what separates a wellness gadget from a medical tool.You’ll hear how studies like the Apple Heart Study and Fitbit Heart Study helped wearables cross into clinical use — and why evidence, not hype, is what truly earns trust.Because in medicine, speed excites — but proof endures.