From hydration to ovulation, health trackers keep tabs on nearly 1 in 4 Americans. But wearable devices like these are just one piece of the ever-expanding medical “internet of things” — a universe of internet-enabled devices, applications, wearables, and more that collect, share, and analyze our data.
UC San Francisco Associate Professor of Medicine Sandeep Kishore, MD, PhD, MSc, is part of a joint UCSF and UC Berkeley team preparing to pilot wearable devices to help treat some people with diabetes and high blood pressure at UCSF. We asked him about wearable health technology and what the future holds for these ubiquitous gadgets.
June 9, 2025