AMA CEO: Wearable Blood Pressure Devices Would Be Cardiovascular ‘Game Changer’

By Cara Smith / July 8, 2025 at 6:56 PM

American Medical Association’s new CEO John Whyte on Tuesday (July 8) called for “supercharging” development of wearable devices that continuously track blood pressure, singling that out as a game changer for cardiovascular disease prevention as HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. weighs the role of wearable devices in his chronic disease prevention campaign.

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AMA CEO: Wearable Blood Pressure Devices Would Be Cardiovascular ‘Game Changer’

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