COVID-19

Authors of an article published in BMJ Open Sport Exercise Medicine say the technology could help with rehab therapies, with social distancing. 

The V-Health Passport uses ‘VCode’ scanning technology in place of QR codes.

Flow says its device has helped 30% of users overcome depression. 

Nearly 100,000 volunteers have donated smartphone computing time to find COVID-19 treatments.

This week's top stories include the vaccine distribution pipeline facing security risks as the UK begins administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and Google rolling out an app that shows participants how their data is driving health insights.

The tech giant is adding new searches for COVID-19 vaccines, new funds for fact-checking initiatives and efforts to remove misleading content. 

Cerner's Hans Buitendijk, EHRA executive committee chair, and Foothold's David Bucciferro, committee vice chair, share how the association's COVID-19 Task Force is working with provider customers.

 The Virti technology is intended to be used remotely to minimise in-person training during the pandemic.

Dr. Suliman Alomran, medical informatics lecturer at the College of Medicine, King Saud University, talks about the Saudi response to the pandemic, the contact tracing apps adopted and the digital platforms that will be used long after the COVID-19 crisis.

The COVID-19 pandemic has taught invaluable lessons in supply chain management, including the interdependency of every country during times of crisis, says Dr. Verna Yiu, president and CEO of Alberta Health Services.