Consumer

The Google Health Studies platform is already enrolling Android users in a 100,000-person investigation of acute respiratory illnesses, conducted alongside Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School researchers.

The new version will expand the classification range up to 150 beats per minute.

The tech company has made headlines over the past few days for its consumer health efforts related to its smartwatches.

Called CommonHealth, the platform is designed as an alternative to Apple's Health Records for those outside of the iOS ecosystem.

The ergonomic CE-marked device correctly identifies the presence of a wheeze in children from four months old.

Also, Healthware Group acquires Make Helsinki to create digital health hub in the Nordics and Baltics region.

The tool would help patients develop health questions for their clinician, and reminds them to bring along any necessary test results or other materials.

The agency penned a letter to the E.U. Commission explaining what it views as possible issues with the deal. 

The solution aims to support pulmonary rehabilitation through behavioural change rather than relying on pharmacology. 

Following peer-reviewed published research, the emirate of Dubai has introduced a more convenient test to detect the coronavirus in children.