Wearables with Dr. Zahi Fayad and Dr. Robert Hirten

The Bioinformatics and Beyond Podcast

Dr. Zahi Fayad and Dr. Robert Hirten discuss all things wearable technology. Throughout the episode we learn about the exciting potential of this technology for conducting health studies and for the general wellbeing of the population. Dr. Fayad and Dr. Hirten explain what wearables do for athletes and for the general health of the public, even predicting “there is a market for the future for scaling it up and making it bespoke”. Dr. Fayad explains why he utilises many different wearables all at once, stating “I am competing against myself, it helps me stay motivated and helps me compete against myself everyday” when exercising. They then share their excitement with us on the future of wearables in human health. Finally, they finish off with a discussion on the uses of wearables in studies for such things as early heart attack warnings and COVID detection, with “almost all of them adding to their app the option to join a (COVID) study”. Dr. Fayad and Dr. Hirten will be returning in the next episode to discuss the exciting COVID-19 wearables work they’ve been doing!