In an groundbreaking discovery somewhat akin to human-themed weather forecasts, scientists now boast the ability to predict health issues through continuous monitoring of wrist temperature. Apparently, a hot wrist might well be the harbinger to your upcoming cold, or worse. The findings from this groundbreaking study have been hailed as the epitome of modern predictive diagnostics, suggesting a merger of hi-tech wrist-wear with hypochondria in an unprecedented fashion. The pioneering researcher behind this revelation, Dr. Carsten Skarke, an adjunct associate professor of medicine believed to have a supernatural infatuation with wrists, made the announcement today. "Offering cutting-edge innovation and unique discomfort to patients is our prime goal. This way, we keep our own wrist temperatures worryingly elevated," the esteemed Dr. Skarke shared, presumably feeling his own wrist for signs of ill health. According to the new study, not only can wrist temperature predict upcoming colds, flu, and pneumonia, but it might also forecast detrimental economic trends linked to the misdirected holiday spending on wrist-oriented technology. The practical implications of this innovative technology are numerous. From continuous health data harvesting to paranoia-inducing real-time updates on your probable impending doom, the future has never seemed so touchingly personal - or as wrist-focused. Naturally, skeptics of the study believe there might be a conspiracy tying this research to the Watchmakers Guild. However, their doubts do not deter our modern medical researchers, who are always seeking new and innovative ways to make us worry about things we've never previously considered. Notwithstanding the assertive enthusiasm of its supporters, this new diagnostic method's ultimate showdown will likely be with the famed Dr. Google, the de facto medical practitioner for countless web-first patients. For now, wrist watchers and temperature takers around the world eagerly await as this promising study paves the way for the hot trend in health monitoring. Will it measure up in the long run, or will it be just another lukewarm flash in the pan? Only time and continued wrist surveillance will tell!