The year 2020 will go down in history as one of the most challenging of our lifetime. Thinking back to January, none of us would have predicted the emergence of a pandemic-causing virus, let alone its devastating outcomes that have affected tens of millions of lives around the world so far. It has changed the way we do business, conduct events, and of course, report the news.
Closer to home, we’...
Google Maps will be receiving an update this week that shows users the prevalence of COVID-19 cases in an area, the tech company announced yesterday in a blog post.
Through an option selected within the application, Maps will display a color-coded overlay communicating seven-day averages of new cases per 100,000 in that area, as well as a general indication of whether or not local incidence is...
The first-ever product to be jointly marketed from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israel will be in healthcare technology.
HBKiCare is being described as a “universal remote healthcare IoT platform” and home care kit, set to be released by Dubai’s Hamad Bin Khalifa Department of Projects (HBK DOP) and the Ramat Gan-headquarted healthcare IoT software developer, Sure Universal. According to a...
COVID-19 may not be the first pandemic the world has faced, but the virus' challenge comes amidst widespread skepticism of longstanding public health institutions. Government-led responses to outbreaks have varied from country to country, and incongruent messaging between political leaders, health agencies and other sources of information have fueled varying levels of concern and distrust among...
Abbott has scored yet another Emergency Use Authorization for rapid coronavirus testing – this one, named BinaxNOW COVID-19 Ag Card, come in the form of a card and can provide results in 15 minutes.
The other notable difference in this test is the price point. Abbott said it will sell the tests for $5 each.
Users will also be able to link their results to Abbott’s app dubbed NAVICA, which will...
G42 Healthcare has announced a volunteer healthcare management programme with US wearable technology firm WHOOP to monitor the health and fitness of those taking part in the company’s COVID-19 vaccine trials.
Volunteers participating in the world’s first Phase III trials of the COVID-19 vaccine are being offered the WHOOP Strap 3.0 fitness tracker in order to measure key biometrics during the...
NHS TAYSIDE LAUNCHES NEW INHEALTHCARE APP
NHS Tayside is launching a new app in partnership with Inhealthcare to help people suffering from IBS.
The new app has been funded by the Scottish Government’s Technology Enabled Care Programme and the Modernising Patient Pathways Programme.
The app will help people to track their symptoms over time and identify any changes. They can request extra...
Trials of a revamped NHS Test and Trace app have kicked off with residents on the Isle of Wight and NHS Volunteer Responders across England.
Tech giants Google and Apple worked with the NHS to develop the new app, after the pilot of an earlier version using Bluetooth was abandoned for having a poor success rate in tracking proximity to other devices.
The new app is designed to log the time and...
The MRC Epidemiology Unit at the University of Cambridge has launched a research project using a remote monitoring platform from digital health company Huma in the Fenland Study.
Through Huma’s smartphone app, researchers will ask participants to provide detailed health data to provide insights into the detection and progression of COVID-19.
The study will measure antibodies to determine how many...
Celsium, the maker of wearable, medical-grade monitoring devices for measuring temperature, is raising capital for its expansion through private equity investment firm, Growthdeck.
Celsium’s device is an armpit-mounted temperature sensor, which connects via Bluetooth to a smart monitoring platform.
WHY IT MATTERS
The technology is the first core temperature-monitoring wearable product to be...
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