Population and Public Health

Nearly 100,000 volunteers have donated smartphone computing time to find COVID-19 treatments.

This week's top stories include the vaccine distribution pipeline facing security risks as the UK begins administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and Google rolling out an app that shows participants how their data is driving health insights.

The firm aims to double its headcount by announcing 5,000 new roles in the UK.

The paper outlines predictors for the severity of illness, symptom prevalence, illness duration among male and female participants, and estimations of the need for hospitalization.   

Following peer-reviewed published research, the emirate of Dubai has introduced a more convenient test to detect the coronavirus in children.

The partnership will bring Well.Me’s employee health monitoring tool to Bupa Health Service’s business customers.

Ian Slade, chair of the HIMSS Chapter Advocacy Taskforce, says the huge disparity in health literacy is affecting how people navigate the labyrinth of healthcare.

In addition to the award, Fitbit will begin a study with Northwell Health’s Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research to detect signs of illness in its employees.

College campuses have proven to be hotbeds for infection of COVID-19 since the pandemic began.

If the vaccine candidates stay on track, an approved vaccine could hit the market by early 2021 or sooner.