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In the HIMSS20 Digital webinar “Women in Healthcare and Tech: Closing the Gap to Strategic,” Amy McDonough, SVP of Fitbit Health Solutions, and Dr. Ashwini Zenooz, CMO at Salesforce, discussed the importance of having diverse voices at the table. 

Scripps Translational Science Institute Epidemiologist Jennifer M. Radin discusses how data from wearables such as Fitbits can be used to track influenza-like illnesses, including COVID-19.

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Users will be able to use the service to tap into membership telehealth-provider PlushCare. 

The company is also adding more content to its Fitbit Premium subscription service.

Both efforts are employing popular consumer wearables and health trackers to spot potential cases of COVID-19 or other viral diseases as they begin.

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The new investigation also found substantial differences between the performance of specific devices, with consumer products generally outperforming research wearables.

By combining prior CDC data with heart rate and sleep measurements, Scripps developed a new disease tracking model that they say could deliver speedy and accurate estimates.

Users of one of Fitbit's Sp02enabled devices will now be able to look at a chart of their oxygen variation.