"The Hardest Sell": Joe Kvedar Breaks Down the Human Challenges With Remote Monitoring
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Contributed by: Kate Gamble
Summary
In this chapter, Dr. Joseph Kvedar reflects on the persistent challenge of changing unhealthy habits—even when individuals have access to data-rich tools like wearables and personalized feedback. He highlights that chronic diseases are largely driven by lifestyle, yet despite early hope that real-time feedback loops would foster behavior change, adoption has lagged. Instead, he notes a growing reliance on pharmaceutical solutions, particularly GLP‑1 drugs for obesity, rather than sustained lifestyle interventions
