You've Gotta Have Heart

Today's bit of positivity is close to home for me. My family has a history of heart disease and high blood pressure, like a lot of Americans, and it's one of those things where everyone knows someone who's had a heart attack. A lot of people don't know they're at risk until things have already gone wrong.

Well, Jeffrey Wessler in New York decided to try to change that. He worked with a group of other cardiologists, along with engineers, data scientists, and patient experience experts to create Heartbeat. The goal is to take a preventative take on cardiology, and make patients feel more comfortable to actually come into a doctor's office as needed. It's a combination of digital components and face-to-face medical care, and it's looking to integrate existing technology like FitBit stats to influence this preventative cardiology.

I love the idea that someday, heart disease may not be the specter it is today.