Researchers at Mount Sinai are the latest to leverage wearables to study the COVID-19 crisis. By using the Apple Watch in combination with a unique phone app and simple survey questions, they hope to study the psychological impact of COVID-19 and potentially flag early signs of the disease. Other researchers have used surveys or medical… Read More: Mount Sinai researchers using Apple Watch to study COVID-19 stress »
The prospects for further pandemic relief dimmed Thursday, while layoffs stayed stubbornly high. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she won’t back down on her demand that Republicans agree to at least $ 2 trillion in the next round of coronavirus aid. “Why should there be a bill that has far less than what the public… Read More: Relief talks flicker out as layoffs mount at alarming rate »
By JESSICA DaMASSA, WTF HEALTH As hospitals, health systems, and physician practices look to quickly scale up their digital health, telehealth, and remote monitoring offerings to adjust their delivery systems to the COVID-19 pandemic, what questions should they be asking health tech companies in order to make the right decisions? And, how can these health… Read More: Sourcing Digital Health for COVID-19? Mount Sinai’s Medical Innovation Lead… »