Population and Public Health

As part of the deal, NASA employees, including 150 astronauts, will get a Fitbit Charge 4 and access to the Work Daily Check-In platform. 

Weekly data will soon be released alongside NHS Test and Trace data to create a better picture of how the UK is tracking COVID-19 and breaking the chain of transmission.

The Ellume COVID-19 Home Test was the first rapid self-test authorized by the FDA for the detection of COVID-19 in individuals with or without symptoms.   

The study compared mentions of pneumonia in the winter of 2019-2020 to those of previous winters. 

The approval of the tests comes as new cases of COVID-19 recorded today reached an all-time daily high – sparking fears of a new lockdown in the United Arab Emirates.

The tech giant is also teaming up with providers to use its capacities for vaccination. 

This morning at HIMSS' Accelerate Health series Dr. Karen Murphy discussed how the health system can apply lessons learned last year about flexibility, digitalization and payment reform to the future. 

The KnowNow COVID-19 test provides results in under 15 minutes.  

Trained and tested on roughly 100,000 RT-PCR records collected by the Israeli Ministry of Health, the algorithm looks at eight different features, including self-reported symptoms and age, to make its predictions.

This December, we look back at a challenging year – and forward to what we hope is a better, stronger, more connected and resilient healthcare ecosystem.