Fitbit
Last week the European Commission signed off on the merger, on the condition that Google follows through with a handful of commitments.
The regulator imposed a series of requirements for the tech companies that must be followed for at least 10 years.
The agency penned a letter to the E.U. Commission explaining what it views as possible issues with the deal.
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.
The researchers used data from more than 8 million Fitbit users over the course of a randomly selected 24-hour period.
The study was conducted with four of Taiwan’s leading diabetes clinics from April to July 2020.
The company attributed much of its success to growing smartwatch sales.
Newly published data from Scripps' DETECT study included data from 30,529 device owners, although only 333 of those who were symptomatic also provided their COVID-19 testing results.
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.
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