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Using a designated kit ordered by a doctor, patients will be able to self-swab and mail their samples to LabCorp testing facilities. The self-collection kits will be available in "most states" in the coming weeks.
COVID-19
A new digital training tool from FundamentalVR, developed with Imperial College in London, is helping to prepare them to ventilate patients on the front line.
The COVID-19 Telehealth Program and the Connected Care Pilot Program together are set to invest $300 million so that healthcare providers can reach the patients in greatest need of virtual-care services.
Also: Mercom's Q1 2020 digital health funding report; Fitbit, Scripps, Stanford collaborate on COVID-19 detection research.
A new guidance from the U.S. regulator relaxes a handful of requirements for these digital health devices, and clarifies the agency's long-term enforcement policy for low-risk wellness products.
JN Medsys has obtained approval for their PCR Kit from the FDA of the Philippines, and is in the process of obtaining approval from the US FDA.
The world’s smallest smart thermometer offers a cloud-based continuous remote system for temperature monitoring and allows users to receive alerts when abnormal body temperature is detected.
The monitoring system will help medics triage patients with the virus.
The medtech company will be required to state in its test reports that the tests have not been reviewed by the FDA and that negative results do not rule out the novel coronavirus infection.
The two tech giants' unprecedented partnership looks to engage as many users in disease-tracing and prevention efforts as possible while tearing down the data silos of their respective smartphone platforms.