In the wake of the Theranos scandal, doctors have spoken out against the raft of diagnostics startups competing to deliver the end user more and more data about themselves. Green argues that resources need to be made available for patients who have to ask questions about their results. Speaking to Mashable, Bob Wachter, Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California said "There are a lot of companies, including Theranos, that have an interest in making you believe that more data will magically make you healthier, it won’t, at least not in the short-term", and indeed may actually harm patients by giving them unnecessary anxiety about their possible disorders; far from empowering patients, too much data may overwhelm them into self-diagnosis. The rise of wearable tech is also causing concern among some doctors. -evidence ".
In the wake of the Theranos scandal, doctors have spoken out against the raft of diagnostics startups competing to deliver the end user more and more data about themselves. Speaking to Mashable, Bob Wachter, Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Medicine at the University of California said "There are a lot of companies, including Theranos, that have an interest in making you believe that more data will magically make you healthier, it won’t, at least not in the short-term", and indeed may actually harm patients by giving them unnecessary anxiety about their possible disorders; far from empowering patients, too much data may overwhelm them into self-diagnosis. The rise of wearable tech is also causing concern among some doctors. -evidence".