Politico July 2, 2025
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. thinks wearables — rings, watches and other health trackers — will put sick Americans in recovery. A health startup executive and behavioral scientist says it’s not so simple.
Amy Bucher leads behavioral design at Lirio, a platform that uses AI to personalize health recommendations. She focuses on designing ways to surface the right kind of information at the right time to help patients take steps to improve their health. That can include reminding them to take prescribed medication or motivating them to be physically active.
Bucher is generally a fan of wearables as tools that can help people achieve health goals. She wears an Oura ring herself, but she says wearables can also...
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