Research from the School of Kinesiology‘s Physical Activity Epidemiology Laboratory (PAEL) about wearable health devices has drawn the attention of multiple news outlets. The original study, “Health wearable devices for weight and BMI reduction in individuals with overweight/obesity and chronic comorbidities: systematic review and network meta-analysis,” was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine on March 17, 2021. Authors were Daniel J. McDonough, PhD candidate, Xiwen Su, former MS student, and Zan Gao, PhD, Director of PAEL and School of Kinesiology associate professor.

Since publication, 19 unique media outlets have published 24 stories that site the article. Additionally Gao was interviewed in a related article by HealthDay, and McDonough was interviewed for an article by UPI News.