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Coronavirus Brings Dawn of Digital Healthcare

In light of the highly-infectious Coronavirus pandemic, healthcare systems across the world have had to adapt rapidly for the evolving situation for three reasons:
1. The need to triage and treat large number of patients with respiratory problems
2. The need to protect healthcare workers to ensure they can treat the sick
3. The need to protect the elderly and most vulnerable in society from being infected

Scientists on Standby Portal Launched to Support the Recruitment of Overflow Resource for the Testing of COVID-19

Scientists on Standby has been rapidly conceptualised and launched in response to the COVID-19 crisis and in anticipation of the increasing pressure on UK diagnostic testing laboratories and facilities in the coming weeks and months. The portal enables scientists with relevant skills and experience to volunteer their time, expertise and support for COVID-19 screening and testing.

COVID-19 Symptom Research App Recruiting Millions of Americans

As the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic grips the US, a new free app is helping to track the onset and progression of symptoms of millions across the nation. The app will help identify those at risk sooner, and help slow the outbreak of the disease. Information about those who remain symptom-free will also support better understanding of COVID-19.

COVID-19 should be Wake-Up Call for Robotics Research

Robots could perform some of the "dull, dirty and dangerous" jobs associated with combating the COVID-19 pandemic, but that would require many new capabilities not currently being funded or developed, an editorial in the journal Science Robotics argues.

The editorial, published today and signed by leading academic researchers including Carnegie Mellon University's Howie Choset, said robots conceivably could perform

Oxford University Provide Evidence for Coronavirus Mobile App for Instant Contact Tracing

A team of medical research and bioethics experts at Oxford University are supporting several European governments to explore the feasibility of a coronavirus mobile app for instant contact tracing. If rapidly and widely deployed, the infectious disease experts believe such an app could significantly help to contain the spread of coronavirus.

FDA Launches App for Health Care Professionals

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced the global launch of CURE ID, an internet-based repository that will allow the clinical community to report their experiences treating difficult-to-treat infectious diseases with novel uses of existing FDA-approved drugs through a website, a smartphone or other mobile device.

Personalised and Powerful: UK to Lead Next-Generation Radiotherapy Research

The UK will be transformed into a global hub for radiotherapy research, pioneering the use of the latest techniques such as FLASH radiotherapy and artificial intelligence, with a new £56 million research network announced by Cancer Research UK today.

Coronavirus Brings Dawn of Digital Healthcare

Scientists on Standby Portal Launched to Support the Recruitment of Overflow Resource for the Testing of COVID-19

COVID-19 Symptom Research App Recruiting Millions of Americans

COVID-19 should be Wake-Up Call for Robotics Research

Oxford University Provide Evidence for Coronavirus Mobile App for Instant Contact Tracing

FDA Launches App for Health Care Professionals

Personalised and Powerful: UK to Lead Next-Generation Radiotherapy Research

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