Fierce Healthcare May 5, 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oura Ring quickly shifted from being just a consumer wearable to a key research tool for early detection of COVID-19 symptoms.
Oura Health‘s wellness ring was one of the first wearables used by an academic research institution, the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), to potentially predict illness symptoms. The company also donated rings to front-line healthcare workers who were likely to be affected by the virus.
When the NBA went into a bubble last July to resume playing its season, players and league staff were offered Oura Rings to measure body temperature and heart rate.
Oura has gone on to sign marquee partnerships with other sports leagues and organizations, including the WNBA and NASCAR,...
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