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Northwestern School of Medicine: Tech Can't Replace Human Coaches in Obesity Treatment
May 22, 2024
CHICAGO, Illinois, May 22 (TNSres) -- Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release:

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Technology alone resulted in worse weight loss compared to tech and a telehealth coach

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A new Northwestern Medicine study published in JAMA has shown that technology alone can't replace the human touch to produce meaningful weight loss in obesity treatment.

"Giving people technolog . . .

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