by Bruce Brown | September 4, 2020 | Health
After two months of study with more than 100,000 Fitbit users in the trial and 1000+ positive COVID-19 virus reports, Fitbit has released preliminary results from its early disease detection work. The wearables company experts are employing machine learning and...
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by Bruce Brown | August 31, 2020 | Health
Lobby and entryway body temperature checks are commonplace in our pandemic-altered world. I’ve had my forehead scanned so often in the last few months, I’ve come up with a series of one-liners about “being cool.” COVID-19 is no joke, however,...
by Bruce Brown | August 28, 2020 | Medical
Not all wearables require complex electronics in order to be effectiive. The search for the ultimate personal protective equipment continues as the pandemic rages on. We wrote about masks that emphasize fashion with protection from Cambridge Mask Company and Blanc. We...
by Bruce Brown | August 24, 2020 | Health
COVID-19’s horrific strain on medical facilities, healthcare personnel, and budgets continues worldwide. During the pandemic, we’ve seen technology pressed into use in novel ways to protect against spread of the disease. The incidence of healthcare workers...
by Bruce Brown | August 21, 2020 | Medical
During this year’s catastrophic pandemic, many companies, universities, and research institutions directed their development efforts to find ways to detect, diagnose, protect, or even prevent COVID-19. We’ve covered our fair share of devices and...
