wearables
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.
The research effort is a collaboration with nonprofit 4YouandMe, and will collect self-reported symptoms and wearables data from 300 high-risk participants.
Seeking to cut down an individual's risk of infection, the app encourages frequent washing with appropriate technique.
The in-app study collects wearable data and asks participants about their recent symptom history.
Also - wearable devices, contact tracing apps and remote consultations in this week's MobiHealthNews Roundup.
The Fitbit Heart Study is looking to enroll 200,000 to 250,000 device owners, and will support clinical evaluation and regulatory submissions of the company's PPG atrial fibrillation algorithm.
The company has halted sales of the Motiv Ring to consumers, but will continue to support its health tracking app for existing owners.
The PPG-based feature automatically measures the wearer's heart rhythm every five minutes, and will be ready for integration with a range of devices later this year.
The company is also adding more content to its Fitbit Premium subscription service.