Contact-tracing apps could ‘catastrophically’ hamper trust, academics warn
An open letter, signed by professors from 26 countries, urges governments to evaluate potential dangers of contact-tracing apps before implementing them.
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Imperial white paper outlines key data questions for contact-tracing tech
Contact-tracing could prove useful in avoiding long-term confinement measures, the college said, but caution needs to be exercised to protect privacy.
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‘Absence of evidence’ for Covid-19 contact-tracing apps, review finds
Given the lack of evidence, the review warned making use of Covid-19 tracing apps mandatory would “likely fall foul of the human rights standards”.
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New regional Digital Responses to Covid-19 series to begin with London
Digital Health has added a new regional focus to its highly popular Digital Responses to Covid-19 webinars, beginning with London.
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Digital Health Unplugged: April news team debrief (from home)
Join senior reporter Andrea Downey, editor Hannah Crouch, and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma as we discuss the development of contact-tracing apps.
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Now is the time for digital tech to be embedded in maternity care
Dr Lucy Mackillop, a consultant obstetric physician, explores why digital tools can help expectant mothers and their partners during the Covid-19 outbreak.
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NHSX must be ‘upfront’ about contact-tracing app, privacy group says
The app, developed by NHSX, is currently being trialled in the North of England. Digital Health News understands it is using Bluetooth to trace symptoms.
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Digital sensors implemented at Heathrow quarantine facility
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and its charity CW+ have been involved in implementing digital solutions at a facility near Heathrow.
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Trial of machine learning tool to manage Covid-19 pressure launched
The machine learning tool is designed to help hospitals predict how many patients need an ICU bed and how many require ventilators.
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