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Vital Signs: How Wearables Are Redefining Personal Health

December 18, 2024

In recent years, Internet-enabled wearable devices have emerged as powerful tools for monitoring and managing personal health, promising to revolutionize healthcare delivery. As these technologies have become more affordable and user-friendly, their adoption has skyrocketed – in 2022 alone, over 492 million wearable devices were shipped globally. This proliferation of wearables is poised to shift the paradigm from reactive treatment to proactive health management and precision medicine. As we stand on the brink of this wearable revolution, how can we understand the potential impact of these devices on medicine and healthcare? 



Join us for a conversation with Michael Snyder — the Stanford W. Ascherman Professor, chair of genetics, and director of genomics and personalized medicine at Stanford University.



Hosted by: Alexa Raad and Leslie Daigle.



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