Benjamin Franklin famously noted that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure — a lesson the U.S. medical industry has learned the hard way. Over the last several weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, concerns have mounted that the U.S. has neither the...
April 21, 2020
Benjamin Franklin famously noted that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure — a lesson the U.S. medical industry has learned the hard way. Over the last several weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, concerns have mounted that the U.S. has neither the beds nor ventilator capacity to handle a wave of critical […]
June 04, 2020
Fitbit, the manufacturer of activity trackers and wearable technology devices, has received federal approval for a low-cost emergency ventilator. The San Francisco tech company has introduced Fitbit Flow, a ventilator that features sophisticated instruments, sensors and alarms that work together to support automated compressions and patient monitoring. “COVID-19 has challenged all of us to push the boundaries […]
