When Joe Cadillic sent this along, I thought “I Would Rather Die Than Let Facebook Monitor My Heart Rate” was his comment to me. Then I realized it was the headline of a news story. In either event, I totally agree with it. Victoria Song writes: Facebook is reportedly developing [Read More…]
Erin Brodwin reports: Apple is making it easier than ever for users to make the most of the mountains of health data already in the palm of their hands. At its annual technology showcase known as the Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, Apple revealed a new feature for users who [Read More…]
Julia Evangelou Strait, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis writes: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the need to quickly understand how best to fight the virus, but it also presents challenges to initiating studies involving actual patients, such as obtaining consent when patients are critically ill or recruiting patients [Read More…]
Will Folks reports: The hits just keep coming for the University of South Carolina, which lost its president earlier this month due to allegations of plagiarism and has been mired in further scandal as its politically appointed board of trustees attempts to replace him. The place is an utter shambles … and we haven’t even [Read More…]