This ensures that the people who need to see your health records have access to it, but no one else will get their hands on your records. The wristband can also help with refilling your prescriptions.

The wristband achieved 70% accuracy during a pilot trial, and the team behind it hopes that it can also be used by people with other diagnoses—such as stress and anxiety—in the future. The ...

“Silicone wristbands absorb chemicals very similar to how a human absorbs them,” said Penelope Quintana, Ph.D. MPH. Dr. Quintana is a professor with San Diego State’s School of Public Health.