COVID-19

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University and Medicine have developed a robotic system that allows medical staff to remotely control ventilators and other bedside machines from outside the room of patients with infectious diseases.

The company has established collaborations with several vaccine development companies, including the San Diego-based Arcturus which is running clinical trials in Singapore.

A recent review of Medicare claims suggests a machine learning algorithm could flag individuals at higher risk of infection or help prevent outbreaks within skilled nursing facilities.

Parents are prompted to take a survey about risk and lifestyle factors, and are given guidance based on their scores. 

The two companies offer a more comprehensive package than those being pitched by their competitors in the tech-driven return-to-work space.  

The COVIDWISE app uses Bluetooth to anonymously detect potential exposures and is free to download.

 The robot helps to reduce staff-patient contact with highly infectious diseases at the point of testing by autonomously navigating and safely collecting patient samples.

Exposure Notification tools are supporting apps live in 16 countries and are also being explored by 20 U.S. states and territories, Google announced.

Although the company's rapid growth has been fueled by COVID-19, new contracts and state-by-state trends have CEO Jason Gorevic confident that telehealth adoption is here to stay.

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