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Your watch might be your new doctor’s assistant #TEDTalks

Genome researcher Michael Snyder believes health wearables, such as smart watches and glucose monitors, can transform medicine, shifting from reactive to predictive. (In fact, he’s such a big fan of these devices that he wears eight of them every single day.) From spotting an illness days before symptoms appear to helping prevent the onset of…

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Genome researcher Michael Snyder believes health wearables, such as smart watches and glucose monitors, can transform medicine, shifting from reactive to predictive. (In fact, he’s such a big fan of these devices that he wears eight of them every single day.) From spotting an illness days before symptoms appear to helping prevent the onset of diabetes, learn why the future of health care may be on your wrist.

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  1. @DY2784

    August 13, 2026 at 3:21 pm

    Can’t be sooo paranoid about my health… 🤔🤔🤔… Strange.

    • @GOATED神

      August 13, 2026 at 6:51 pm

      True

  2. @RitaRi-Taki

    August 13, 2026 at 3:49 pm

    I’m not giving my data that easily out, who pays his research?

    • @GOATED神

      August 13, 2026 at 6:51 pm

      Dk

  3. @bryanhannah3262

    August 13, 2026 at 4:37 pm

    How is all of that paranoia improving your mental health? Just curious….

    • @GOATED神

      August 13, 2026 at 6:52 pm

      It isn’t

    • @AnonymousUserNameHere

      August 14, 2026 at 8:46 am

      Being informed of and aware of your own body and it’s changes is not paranoia.

  4. @chasmenear7130

    August 13, 2026 at 5:09 pm

    …and my car might be my lawyer’s retirement…

    • @GOATED神

      August 13, 2026 at 6:51 pm

      😂

  5. @DS-pe8tt

    August 13, 2026 at 5:44 pm

    It’s a great idea, but I’m allergic and I can handle it on my wrist one day but then I have to clean it and put it on the other rest just once so I couldn’t wear all those bit wearables.

  6. @wishek

    August 13, 2026 at 6:10 pm

    You have a hearing impaired speaker but no subtitles for people with hearing impairment?

    • @GOATED神

      August 13, 2026 at 6:52 pm

      Damn

  7. @Rubberman5000

    August 13, 2026 at 6:21 pm

    I just had an idea…hear me out…its 8 tracking devices in 1 😅😅😅

  8. @gustawmajewski9911

    August 13, 2026 at 10:22 pm

    YA , BECOUSE BIG TECH PROVED TO BE TRUSTWORTHY , RIGHT ?
    IMAGINE INSURANCE COMPANY DROPING YOU AFTER PURCHASING YOUR DATA FROM BIG TECH.

  9. @Stricken555

    August 14, 2026 at 6:04 am

    One can take every precaution possible and still be killed in a freak accident such as a car crash or something like that. Just live life to the fullest and make the most of every moment

  10. @AnonymousUserNameHere

    August 14, 2026 at 8:49 am

    … you lost me when you calld these irems inexpensive. If you meant **relatively** inexpensive as compared to treatment of a medical condition that wasn’t caught in time, sure… but i am one of those people in the states that can only afford to have a roof over my head **or** medical insurance.

    • @AD-to3bm

      August 15, 2026 at 2:40 am

      @AnonymousUserNameHere I mean, I have a smart watch that measures most of these things that I got for about $25 USD. It seems to be pretty accurate. I’m sure there are fancier/more expensive types, but a basic no-frills model is really not prohibitively expensive (for most people).

  11. @danielobrien9502

    August 15, 2026 at 5:36 am

    None of that data is private.

  12. @leighcwilson

    August 15, 2026 at 8:48 am

    I’m much less stressed since getting rid of all my health monitoring devices

  13. @joshuamurray9403

    August 15, 2026 at 2:34 pm

    Sad…😢

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