Source: WRAL TECHWIRE, 11/10/20

 That wearable device on your wrist to track your steps and heartbeat could also be a means of detecting an illness such as COVID-19. Or so researchers at RTI International and device maker Garmin are going to find out. In a project unveiled Tuesday, RTI said it’s working with Garmin with the support of the Pentagon’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to determine if collecting more data from wearable devices at more frequent intervals improves disease detection. “The potential of consumer wearable technology to offer disease detection is important and exciting, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemi,” explained Robert Furberg, senior clinical informaticist at RTI.

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