Innovation Stories
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Algorithm for COVID-19 Mass Screening May Cut Testing Costs
A new model is suggested as a mass testing tool to reduce costs in screening communities for COVID-19. -
Would You Be Infected, on Purpose? U.K. Trial Wants Volunteers
Researchers in the UK want volunteers for a trial in which they deliberately infect people with the virus that causes COVID-19. -
COVID-Testing: Saliva's Out, Nose Swabs Are In
The much anticipated, at-home saliva test for COVID-19 is now more the stuff of fiction than of reality. -
Contact Tracing Apps Help Fight COVID Spread
Contact tracing apps are finally rolling out, state by state, across the US to help fight the spread of COVID-19. -
Meet The Oracles of Virtual Care
Some saw that telehealth could impact healthcare delivery in a meaningful way. When the pandemic hit, they were ready. -
Strange Bedfellows Creating Healthcare Reform Plans
Proving yet again that necessity fuels invention, some hospital systems and insurers, normally not the best of friends, have decided that working together makes more sense than not to bring about... -
Siccing the Dogs on Covid-19
Dogs, long man's best friend, are working on the frontlines to find cases of COVID-19. -
Looking to Phone Apps for Eating Disorder Treatment
Apps may help women in college who are struggling with eating disorders, especially if getting face-to-face help is too difficult. -
Coronavirus Antibody Testing Could Do More Harm Than Good
Even though it’s been around for some time now, some physicians believe that the COVID-19 antibody test might do more harm than good to the people living under the pandemic. -
Option For Ongoing Health And Wellness Care
This app allows consumers to simply renew their prescriptions with a certified eye doctor using just their computer or smartphone. -
FDA Authorizes Blood Purification Device To Treat COVID-19
An FDA approved blood purification system reduces the number of cytokines and other inflammatory mediators, i.e., small active proteins in the bloodstream. -
Montefiore Medical Center Joined Clinical Trial For Potential Coronavirus Treatment
Experimental therapy might help people with serious COVID-19 complications.
