Can Wearable Tech Spot COVID-19 Symptoms?

by Andrew Steger ***************************************************************** Can Wearable Tech Spot COVID-19 Symptoms? ( healthtechmagazine.net/article/2020/08/can-wearable-tech-spot-covid-19-symptoms-perfcon ) ***************************************************************** As part of the ongoing search for COVID-19 solutions, researchers have found that data from wearable devices — Apple Watches ( www.cdw.com/search/?key=apple%20watch&ctlgfilter=&searchscope=all&sr=1&enkwrd=apple&key=apple ) , Fitbits ( www.cdw.com/search/?key=fitbit&searchscope=all&sr=1 ) and the like — can act as an early warning system in detecting…

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Varjo raises $54 million to bring VR with ‘human eye’ resolution to more industries

Paul Sawers@psawers August 12, 2020 4:30 AM AR/VR ***************************************************************** Varjo raises $54 million to bring VR with ‘human eye’ resolution to more industries ( venturebeat.com/2020/08/12/varjo-raises-54-million-to-bring-vr-with-human-eye-resolution-to-more-industries/ ) ***************************************************************** Varjo ( varjo.com/ ), a startup developing virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (XR) technologies for the enterprise, has raised $54 million in a series C round of…

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Doctors are fleeing the medical field. Here’s why.

Anna Gladstone, DO | Physician | August 10, 2020 ***************************************************************** Doctors are fleeing the medical field. Here’s why. ( www.kevinmd.com/blog/2020/08/doctors-are-fleeing-the-medical-field-heres-why.html ) ***************************************************************** The first day I started work as an attending physician in primary care medicine, I knew I had made a terrible mistake. This was not the heroic, selfless, service-oriented job or the romantic…

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Bifocal Contact Lenses Could Keep Kids’ Bad Vision From Getting Worse

Your latest bookmark from Email This ***************************************************************** Bifocal Contact Lenses Could Keep Kids’ Bad Vision From Getting Worse ( gizmodo.com/bifocal-contact-lenses-could-keep-kids-bad-vision-from-1844690686 ) ***************************************************************** The results of a new clinical trial may provide more hope for children with myopia, commonly known as nearsightedness. The study found that kids as young as 7 who regularly wore powerful bifocal…

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Virtual Reality Device Simulates Sight Loss

Your latest bookmark from Email This ***************************************************************** Virtual Reality Device Simulates Sight Loss ( www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/news/virtual-reality-device-simulates-sight-loss-331919 ) ***************************************************************** Published during World Glaucoma Week 2020, a new study demonstrates how commercially available head mounted displays (HMD) can be used to simulate the day-to-day challenges faced by people with glaucoma. Glaucoma is an umbrella term for a group…

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