Washington state has enacted a law to protect health data: Most people are unaware that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) only protects health data shared by doctors and insurance companies. So when your medical data … [Read more...]
Are you hardcore enough for the Whoop fitness tracker?
After a $100 million fundraising event last month, you can expect to hear a lot more about the Whoop fitness band in your feeds and the media. The device is unlike most fitness bands in the market and is probably best thought of as a connected coach … [Read more...]
How the IoT can help prevent the spread of COVID-19
What if the IoT provided us with advanced warning of a pandemic event and nobody was listening? That’s exactly what happened with COVID-19 in the United States, according to Inder Singh, CEO of Kinsa Health, a company that makes connected … [Read more...]
How smart devices can create a national “health map” for tackling epidemics
As we continue another week of dealing with the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s interesting to see how countries are using smart devices and services to enforce lockdowns. The solutions range from tracking locations of individuals at the state level to … [Read more...]