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Also, Livi and North Tyneside CCG partnership gives 220,000 people free access to digital consultations.

The software is based on Google and Apple’s privacy-centric system.

Also: Another smart-mirror workout joins the fray, and Kroger Health launches a back-to-work COVID-19 testing program with telehealth support.

After news broke about the $18.5 million deal all eyes in the digital health world have been on Livongo and Teladoc. 

Researchers from Johns Hopkins University and Medicine have developed a robotic system that allows medical staff to remotely control ventilators and other bedside machines from outside the room of patients with infectious diseases.

Researchers used causal machine learning approach to increase algorithm’s accuracy. 

The platform will trace the source of manufactured products, such as PPE, to stymie the supply chain of counterfeit goods.

A recent review of Medicare claims suggests a machine learning algorithm could flag individuals at higher risk of infection or help prevent outbreaks within skilled nursing facilities.

Parents are prompted to take a survey about risk and lifestyle factors, and are given guidance based on their scores. 

With the accompanying mobile app, users can detect a UTI through immediate testing results and choose to share information with a healthcare professional.