Becker's Healthcare August 19, 2020
Fitbit on Aug. 19 released early results from its ongoing study that shows wearable devices may help providers identify people infected with COVID-19 up to one day before symptoms appear.
The company launched the Fitbit COVID-19 study in May with the goal of creating an algorithm to identify COVID-19 infection before symptoms start. The research builds on Fitbit’s partnerships with Stanford (Calif.) Medicine and Scripps Research, both of which are collaborating with Fitbit on studies to detect viral infections through data collected from wearables.
Since launching the study in May, more than 100,000 Fitbit users across the U.S. and Canada have enrolled, and more than 1,000 positive cases of the virus have been reported, according to the news release. Here...
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