Kenny Civello MD, MPH

Wearable Health Care is where medicine meets technology. Each week we unpack how wearables are positioning themselves to serve as the new physical exam — one that happens over 30 days of data, not 30 minutes in an office.

Withings

Dec 16, 2025

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3 min read

The Diagnosis the Doctor Never Saw

The Wearable had the diagnosis.

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

Jimmy Legs and My Quest for a Perfect Sleep Score

Dec 9, 2025

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6 min read

Jimmy Legs and My Quest for a Perfect Sleep Score

In the name of “Sleep Science” I went to bed wearing two sleep trackers.

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

wearables

Dec 1, 2025

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3 min read

If Wearables Want to Matter They Need to Stop Pretending We are Olympians.

Patients or Podiums? Wearable companies sell dreams of performance with ads of athletes winning medals, but most of us just want to stay alive...

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

wearables

The Hidden Signals. Teaching an Old ECG Machine New Tricks

Nov 18, 2025

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4 min read

The Hidden Signals. Teaching an Old ECG Machine New Tricks

The Rise of the Unsupervised AI Machine begins with an ECG and Shopping Buggy.

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

Whoop

Tennessee Whiskey, 10,000 steps and the Odd Powers of Stress and Recovery Scores

Nov 11, 2025

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5 min read

Tennessee Whiskey, 10,000 steps and the Odd Powers of Stress and Recovery Scores

“Sorry, My Wearable Called and Said I Can’t Work Out Today.”

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

labtesting

Nov 4, 2025

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5 min read

Drawing First Blood.

How DIY Labs punched Primary Care Doctors into the Help Desk

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

wearables

Oct 28, 2025

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3 min read

The Formula to Health

Dear Lord, Baby Jesus, please look at Formula One to improve healthcare.

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

wearables

Strapped In: Breaking Free from the Digital Leash

Oct 23, 2025

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5 min read

Strapped In: Breaking Free from the Digital Leash

I love my Apple Watch.

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

Hypertension

The Apple Watch Found 14 Patients and Missed 21

Oct 23, 2025

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3 min read

The Apple Watch Found 14 Patients and Missed 21

The launch of the Apple Watch’s hypertension detection algorithm has received a lot of media attention, with many posts citing its sensitivity and specificity.

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

Oct 23, 2025

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3 min read

Hearables: Can You Hear Me Now?

Have you ever heard the sound of your own heartbeat in your ear?

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

My Thermostat Adjusts Automatically. Why Doesn’t My GLP-1 Dose?

Oct 23, 2025

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4 min read

My Thermostat Adjusts Automatically. Why Doesn’t My GLP-1 Dose?

Whether or not you’re for or against weight loss medications, I can assure you they’re here to stay.

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

Closing the Female Gender Gap with a Digital Witness: Lessons from the Evie Ring

Oct 23, 2025

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4 min read

Closing the Female Gender Gap with a Digital Witness: Lessons from the Evie Ring

In my cardiology practice I like to think I treat men and women equally.

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

Beyond the Alert: What to Do After Your Watch Says 'Hypertension'

Oct 23, 2025

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3 min read

Beyond the Alert: What to Do After Your Watch Says 'Hypertension'

The future of healthcare isn’t just about detecting problems.

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

The Surprising Link Between Walnuts, Wearables, and Better Sleep

Oct 23, 2025

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4 min read

The Surprising Link Between Walnuts, Wearables, and Better Sleep

Poor sleep is one of the most common concerns I hear from patients — and it’s something millions of us already track with wearables.

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

Oct 23, 2025

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3 min read

Loss of Pulse Detection

Most of us wear a smartwatch or some other wearable because we want to know what is happening in our bodies that we cannot feel ourselves.

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

PH-LLM: The Acronym That Could Change Wearables and Tell You What To Do After a Bad Night’s Sleep

Oct 23, 2025

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3 min read

PH-LLM: The Acronym That Could Change Wearables and Tell You What To Do After a Bad Night’s Sleep

Large Language Models (LLMs) like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude are designed to answer questions with words.

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

Stress Scores Exposed: Why Your Wearable Gets It Wrong (and How to Fix it)

Oct 23, 2025

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17 min read

Stress Scores Exposed: Why Your Wearable Gets It Wrong (and How to Fix it)

Modern consumer wearables (Apple Watch, Garmin, WHOOP, Fitbit, Samsung) increasingly offer stress monitoring.

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

They’re Watching You (and Your Vitals): Why Healthcare Agents Belong in the EMR

Oct 23, 2025

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3 min read

They’re Watching You (and Your Vitals): Why Healthcare Agents Belong in the EMR

My previous newsletter discussed how traditional medicine’s reliance on 30-minute office visits offers only a snapshot of a patient’s health, whereas wearables now provide a comprehensive, continuous view.

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

From the Apollo Moon Landing to the Modern Workplace: What Our Heartbeats Reveal About Stress

Oct 23, 2025

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3 min read

From the Apollo Moon Landing to the Modern Workplace: What Our Heartbeats Reveal About Stress

During the Apollo 11 lunar module’s historic touchdown on the moon, mission control monitored the astronauts’ heartbeats.

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

30 Days of Wearable Data vs. 30 Minutes in the Office. Who wins?

Oct 23, 2025

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3 min read

30 Days of Wearable Data vs. 30 Minutes in the Office. Who wins?

Annual checkups are rituals in modern medicine—after driving across town, waiting in a doctor’s office, quick blood pressure reading from the nurse, a stethoscope on your chest, blood work, and then you’re out the door.

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

Why Wearable Glucose Monitoring (not Ozempic) Is the New Superpower for Metabolic Health

Jul 1, 2025

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4 min read

Why Wearable Glucose Monitoring (not Ozempic) Is the New Superpower for Metabolic Health

Kenny Civello MD, MPH

wearables

Jun 26, 2025

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4 min read

Lord of the (Health) Rings

A Deep Dive Into Smart Wearable Rings

Kenny Civello MD, MPH