COVID-19

This week's top stories include the Department of Health and Human Services whittling down coronavirus vaccine candidates, the Senate looking at telehealth's future and Proteus Digital Health filing for bankruptcy.

In a new investigation by Amnesty International, the two Gulf states and Norway have released apps that reportedly operate as mass surveillance tools.

Demand for tech solutions has soared in Finland during the pandemic as healthcare providers seek new ways to diagnose and treat patients, and source properly tested PPE.

Microsoft Chief Medical Officer and VP of Healthcare Dr. David Rhew discusses how automation can help manage high patient call volumes, unwieldy medical device data and daily employee health screening.

Also, Medwise.ai wins UK grant to develop AI-powered question answering platform for healthcare professionals during COVID-19.

Dr. Ran Balicer, chief innovation officer of Israel's Clalit Research Institute, discusses the deployment of predictive, proactive and preventive digital care across a large population.

New study uses online resources to compare mental health outcomes in individuals studied before COVID-19 versus those responding during the pandemic.  

Quarantined basketball players will have the option to wear the smart rings for health tracking, and a "proximity alarm" that sounds when another wearer is too close for too long.

A new enterprise offering called Ready for Work will use devices, apps and dashboards to conduct daily screening for COVID-19 symptoms.