US Health Secretary Kennedy says HHS to launch campaign to encourage wearable devices
- U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans for a campaign to promote wearable health devices to Americans, aiming for widespread adoption within four years as part of his "MAHA" agenda.
- Kennedy stated that wearables are a key to improving health, allowing individuals to monitor health metrics and make better diet and activity choices.
- Shares of continuous glucose-monitoring companies Abbott and Dexcom rose by 3.6% and 10%, respectively, following Kennedy's announcement about the campaign.
- Kennedy supports using weight-loss drugs for those with morbid obesity and diabetes, as long as they are coupled with exercise and not solely relied upon.
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RFK Says Wearable Devices Will Help Make America Healthy Again
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images News/Getty ImagesIn testimony to the House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Health this week, Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary Robert Kennedy shared his “vision:” that “every American is wearing a wearable within four years,” and that his department would launch “the biggest advertising campaign” in its history.Kennedy is referring to wearable items like FitBits, Oura ri…
Kennedy Unveils Massive Wearables Push As Cornerstone Of ‘MAHA’ Health Agenda - Worthy Christian News
by Worthy News Washington D.C. Bureau Staff WASHINGTON, D.C. (Worthy News) – Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday the launch of the largest public health advertising campaign in the department’s history, aimed at urging every American to use wearable health-tracking devices as part of the administration’s “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA) initiative. Kennedy unveiled the sweeping plan during a House Commi…
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US Health Secretary Kennedy says HHS to launch campaign to encourage wearable devices - West Hawaii Today
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said on Tuesday that the Department of Health and Human Services plans to launch an advertising campaign to encourage Americans to adopt wearable devices, such as those that measure heart rate or blood glucose levels.
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