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As indicated by the FDA, the system can estimate pulse rate, heart rate, respiratory rate and/or breathing rates.   

A JMIR study conducted in Japan links speech data indicators to driving-accident risks in older adults.

The acquisition will allow HealthHero to cover 22 million users.

Jim Hammer, VP of operations and product development at Harmony Healthcare IT, offers advice on consolidating systems and data, and complying with the Cures Act.

GE Research has received a grant from the NIH to develop sensors that can be embedded into mobile devices to detect COVID-19 particles on their surfaces.   

The digital therapeutic is designed to treat children ages 8 to 12 with ADHD, but the two studies announced this week will focus on an adult population.   

Also, startup creates wearable tech to tackle head injuries in sport.

This week's top stories include U.S. Anesthesia Partners alleging UnitedHealthcare is "like a boa constrictor squeezing USAP-TX from all sides" and Bright Health looking to strengthen its foothold in the telemedicine market.

Penn State Health's Cletis Earle talks about how the health system has managed population health during the pandemic with help from EHR tweaks, telehealth, data sharing via CommonWell and more.

Starting this month, eligible Fitbit Sense users can participate in the study, which will look into how pulse arrival time can be used to measure blood pressure.