Personalized health tech promises fall short for chronic condition patients

Summary

This article is a personal narrative from a Verge senior reviewer discussing the gap between the promises of personalized health technology and the reality for people with chronic conditions. The author shares her experience with hirsutism (excessive facial hair growth) as a symptom of an underlying chronic condition, and critiques how health tech companies market personalized solutions that fail to account for complex medical realities. The piece explores the pitfalls of algorithm-driven health recommendations that don't consider individual chronic conditions, while acknowledging the potential benefits of truly personalized health approaches.