Coronavirus

Also, tech-enabled home care provider Cera has concluded research into the performance of AI in comparison to human clinicians.

A team at MIT creates a program that searches for ideas to fight COVID-19 via hackathons and virtual events.

Chatbots can help free up health systems and get patients information in their home during the coronavirus pandemic, explains Buoy Health CEO and cofounder Dr. Andrew Le.

Vasileios Nittas, an epidemiologist from the University of Zurich, explains the importance of technology in the middle of a pandemic.

The new MIT COVID-19 Challenge: Beat the Pandemic is a series of hackathons and digital events focused on coming up with ways to address the virus. 

The anonymized, aggregated GPS data is collected from mobile devices that have opted into location-tracking services.

The new maps will be able to look at co-location, movement and social interaction data. 

The test was designed to identify specific antibodies in order to detect if a patient has had coronavirus in the past. 

Innovators are eager to help but struggle to make the right connections.

There is a rising need for digital tools including apps to treat mental health under social distancing orders, says Dr. John Torous, director of the digital psychiatry division at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.