mHealth Intelligence March 25, 2020
The Scripps Research Translational Institute is launching a study to determine whether mHealth wearables can be used to chart the emergence and growth of viral outbreaks like the Coronavirus.
Scripps researchers are launching a new study to measure the value of mHealth wearables in detecting the emergence of viral outbreaks like the Coronavirus.
The San Diego-based Scripps Research Translational Institute is launching the national project – called DETECT – to gather data from smartwatches and activity trackers to analyze how activity, heart rate, sleep patterns and other connected health data can be integrated into a public health surveillance program. Participants are asked to upload their data through the MyDataHelps app.
“In light of the ongoing flu season and the global...