Rob McCray '75 Comments on Medical Technologies for Public Television Report
Rob McCray '75, CEO of the Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance, commented for a report on San Diego PBS affiliate KPBS regarding efforts by UC San Diego researchers to develop the next generation of wearable medical sensors. Such devices, which may be as inconspicuous as a small decal applied to the skin, already can measure things like blood pressure and electrical activity in the heart and soon may be capable of tracking glucose levels and other data that previously could only be obtained by drawing blood.
McCray said wearable devices have the potential to help change the way we handle chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension.
"We are putting tools that enable people to take better care of their own health, and even provide management of their own healthcare," he said.
McCray said San Diego is well positioned to take advantage of the industry's growth. The San Diego-based Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance is a trade group that focuses on the digital and wireless health industry.