Flu surges intersect with chronic conditions in predictable ways. But those patterns are rarely visible to patients because the history is fragmented across providers and documents.
Why history matters
Preparedness starts with awareness of past illness and recovery.
If you cannot quickly see your last infection, medication changes, and recovery timeline, you cannot learn from your own patterns.
Beyond wearables
Health tracking means understanding labs, infections, medications, and timelines.
Wearables are useful, but the highest signal often lives in clinical records. This is why healthcare is moving beyond single reports. See longitudinal health records, not snapshots.
Preparedness is contextual
Better history leads to better action.
When systems adopt standards and structured exchange, this becomes easier for patients as well. See the quiet interoperability shift.
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