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Open Database for NPIs
- IT
- 11/09/2020
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), ranging from the most stringent lockdowns to less restrictive social distancing rules, have been implemented by different countries to control coronavir
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4CE: Extracting COVID-19 Data from EHRs
- IT
- 08/09/2020
As the respiratory disease COVID-19 is caused by a new pathogen, SARS-CoV-2, there is so much uncertainty that makes the battle against the pandemic even more challenging. Experts continue with
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Telemedicine for Type 1 Diabetes During COVID-19
- IT
- 05/09/2020
The current pandemic has led to increased use of telemedicine, allowing delivery of care with no person-to-person contact, in line with physical distancing measures to prevent further spread...
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Smart and Comfortable Eyewear
- IT
- 03/09/2020
New smart eyewear has been developed by University of Massachusetts Amherst researchers that can track pulse and eye movement. This new technology can accurately monitor the ophthalmological...
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Overcoming ‘Injectability Bottleneck’ With New Syringe
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- 26/08/2020
In an article published in Advanced Healthcare Materials (Jayaprakash et al. 2020), MIT researchers describe the development of a simple, low-cost technology for subcutaneous injection of...
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AI Tool Helps to Reduce COVID-19 Mortality
- IT
- 25/08/2020
A team at Hospital Clinic Barcelona-IDIBAPS has created an artificial intelligence (AI) tool, which stratifies hospitalised COVID-19 patients according to possible symptom complications. In...
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Automated Contact Tracing: Is It Efficient?
- IT
- 24/08/2020
Contract tracing apps all of a sudden have proliferated as these digital tools are increasingly used, alongside other infection control measures, in battling the COVID-19 pandemic. However,...
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COVID-19 and mHealth
- IT
- 19/08/2020
A major challenge in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic is the 'silent transmission' of coronavirus caused – often unknowingly – by asymptomatic individuals. Leveraging mHealth technologi
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eHealth Tools for Asthma Care in Adolescents
- IT
- 17/08/2020
Asthma is a chronic lung disease prevalent among adolescents, yet most interventions have focused on the care of child and adult sufferers. A new systematic review (van Buul et al. 2020) has...
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Not Everyone Is Ready for Telehealth
- IT
- 14/08/2020
With pandemic-induced lockdowns and travel curbs, telemedicine offers a safe and convenient way to meet the healthcare needs of patients without leaving their home. However, in the U.S., new...
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