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Wrist-worn health trackers can spot Covid before symptoms appear: Study

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Wrist-worn health trackers can spot Covid before symptoms appear: Study

Health trackers worn on the wrist can help detect COVID-19 days before the first tell-tale signs of the viral disease appear, according to a study. Researchers noted that a growing number of people globally use health trackers to monitor changes in skin temperature, heart and breathing rates. The latest study, published in the journal BMJ … Read more

Trained sniffer dogs may accurately detect Covid infected airport passengers: Study

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Trained sniffer dogs may accurately detect Covid infected airport passengers: Study

Trained sniffer dogs can accurately detect airport passengers infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study published in the journal BMJ Global Health. This method of detection is likely to be valuable, not only in the early stages of a pandemic when other resources might not yet be available, but also … Read more