Dr. Barry Dworkin

Activity trackers are great for motivation, curiosity, and fun but specificity and sensitivity are suspect with respect to accuracy as health status screening devices.

Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 18, 2022

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Do Sleep Trackers Really Work?

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