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Monitoring COVID-19 from hospital to home: First wearable device continuously tracks key symptoms
Wireless sensor gently sits on throat to monitor coughs, fever and respiratory activity
EVANSTON, Ill. — The more we learn about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the more unknowns seem to arise. These ever-emerging mysteries highlight the desperate need for more data to help researchers and physicians better understand — and treat — the extremely contagious and deadly disease.
Researchers at Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago have developed a novel wearable device and are creating a set of data algorithms specifically tailored to catch early signs and symptoms associated with COVID-19 and to monitor patients as the illness progresses.
Capable of being worn 24/7, the device produces continuous streams of data and uses artificial intelligence to uncover subtle, but potentially life-saving, insights. Filling a vital data gap, it continuously measures and interprets coughing and respiratory activity in ways that are impossible with traditional monitoring systems.
Developed in an engineering laboratory at Northwestern and using custom algorithms being created by Shirley Ryan AbilityLab scientists, the devices are currently being used at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab by COVID-19 patients and the healthcare workers who treat them. About 25 affected individuals began using the devices two weeks ago. They are being monitored both in the clinic and at home, totaling more than 1,500 cumulative hours and generating more than one terabyte of data.
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https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2020/04/monitoring-covid-19-from-hospital-to-home-first-wearable-device-continuously-tracks-key-symptoms
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Wireless sensor gently sits on throat to monitor coughs, fever and respiratory activity
EVANSTON, Ill. — The more we learn about the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), the more unknowns seem to arise. These ever-emerging mysteries highlight the desperate need for more data to help researchers and physicians better understand — and treat — the extremely contagious and deadly disease.
Researchers at Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago have developed a novel wearable device and are creating a set of data algorithms specifically tailored to catch early signs and symptoms associated with COVID-19 and to monitor patients as the illness progresses.
Capable of being worn 24/7, the device produces continuous streams of data and uses artificial intelligence to uncover subtle, but potentially life-saving, insights. Filling a vital data gap, it continuously measures and interprets coughing and respiratory activity in ways that are impossible with traditional monitoring systems.
Developed in an engineering laboratory at Northwestern and using custom algorithms being created by Shirley Ryan AbilityLab scientists, the devices are currently being used at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab by COVID-19 patients and the healthcare workers who treat them. About 25 affected individuals began using the devices two weeks ago. They are being monitored both in the clinic and at home, totaling more than 1,500 cumulative hours and generating more than one terabyte of data.
👉🏼 Read more:
https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2020/04/monitoring-covid-19-from-hospital-to-home-first-wearable-device-continuously-tracks-key-symptoms
#coronavirus #wearable #tracing #tracking #privacy
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Wait, Amazon's New Wearable Needs to See Me in My Underwear?
Amazon says your semi-nude pictures will be automatically deleted from its servers after 3D body images are rendered. In return, you'll get an accurate estimate of your body fat percentage.
To get the most out of Amazon’s new wearable wristband, you’ll need to send the company semi-nude pictures of yourself.
The Halo is a fitness tracker that promises to improve your health. But to fully enjoy the benefits, Amazon needs some personal data, including how much fat is on your body. The company could’ve just asked for your weight and height. However, the health experts behind Halo want to instead calculate your body fat percentage, citing it as a better indicator for health and longevity.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/wait-amazons-new-wearable-needs-to-see-me-in-my-underwear
#Amazon #Halo #wearable #devices #privacy
Amazon says your semi-nude pictures will be automatically deleted from its servers after 3D body images are rendered. In return, you'll get an accurate estimate of your body fat percentage.
To get the most out of Amazon’s new wearable wristband, you’ll need to send the company semi-nude pictures of yourself.
The Halo is a fitness tracker that promises to improve your health. But to fully enjoy the benefits, Amazon needs some personal data, including how much fat is on your body. The company could’ve just asked for your weight and height. However, the health experts behind Halo want to instead calculate your body fat percentage, citing it as a better indicator for health and longevity.
https://www.pcmag.com/news/wait-amazons-new-wearable-needs-to-see-me-in-my-underwear
#Amazon #Halo #wearable #devices #privacy
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Wait, Amazon's New Wearable Needs to See Me in My Underwear?
Amazon says your semi-nude pictures will be automatically deleted from its servers after 3D body images are rendered. In return, you'll get an accurate estimate of your body fat percentage.