Overview

• Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. clarified that health-tracking devices are voluntary and may not suit everyone due to concerns over cost and personal data privacy.
• HHS will launch a major preventive-health advertising campaign next week under its “Make America Healthy Again” initiative to encourage self-monitoring.
• The department plans to initiate research into the safety and potential health effects of Bluetooth-enabled wearable devices.
• Digital medicine experts say wearables can motivate behavior change by delivering real-time biometric feedback, though long-term efficacy data are still emerging.
• Policymakers are examining data security safeguards and financing options to expand access without jeopardizing users’ personal health information.