Northwestern University Department of Preventive Medicine

RFK Jr. wants everyone to use wearables. What are the benefits, risks? HHS Secretary RFK Jr. said he wants to encourage all Americans to use wearables to track health metrics. What are the benefits and drawbacks?

Dive into the world of wearables with @ABC's latest article featuring Dr. Nabil Alshurafa's insights on the benefits & risks of this emerging technology. Stay informed about the future of health monitoring!
🔗: abcnews.go.com/Health/rfk-j... #PrevMed #NU-DPM

New Wearable Algorithm Improves Fitness Tracking in Obesity A new algorithm enables smartwatch fitness trackers to more accurately monitor energy expenditure of people with obesity during physical activity.

The future of health tech is here, and it's tailored for those with obesity! ⌚🏋️ Read on to discover how this groundbreaking algorithm enhances fitness tracking and personalization: www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...

Fitness trackers for people with obesity miss the mark. This algorithm will fix that. ‘Fitness shouldn’t feel like a trap for the people who need it most’

📢 New research is revolutionizing fitness trackers for people with obesity! 🏋️️⌚

Read our @nature.com scientific report + watch our media story on how an innovative algorithm is transforming the way we measure heart rate and energy expenditure: news.northwestern.edu/stories/2025... #PrevMed #NU-DPM

🔍 Find out why CBITs is excited to host the incredible Susan Murphy, PhD, Mallinckrodt Professor of Statistics and Computer Science at Harvard University (@harvard.edu) as the featured speaker at the Department of Preventive Medicine's (@nu-dpm.bsky.social) June Grand Rounds: tinyurl.com/ypcptxmu

We'd like to thank Dr. Susan Murphy for sharing her work on online reinforcement learning in digital health at DPM's (@nu-dpm.bsky.social) Grand Rounds last week!
She’s teaching interventions to learn from users’ behavior—which is VERY cool.

📸 Dr. Murphy with our Center Director, Dr. David Mohr.