A security researcher found a Bluetooth vulnerability in a popular at-home COVID-19 test allowing him to modify its results. F-Secure researcher Ken Gannon identified the since-fixed flaw in the Ellume COVID-19 Home Test, a self-administered antigen test that individuals can use to check to see if they have been infected with the virus. Rather than […]
Immensa lab: month delay before incorrect Covid tests stopped
Court papers reveal how long watchdog knew of potential problems at Wolverhampton siteCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe government’s health watchdog knew about anomalous tests at a private laboratory that gave at least 43,…
Covid news live: WHO urges caution over festive gatherings, London cancels NYE celebration
WHO warns holiday festivities will lead to “increased cases, overwhelmed health systems and more deaths”; London records the UK’s highest number of Omicron cases amid steep rise in hospitalisationsOmicron is now dominant Covid-19 variant in US, officia…
Overjet sinks its teeth into another round of capital for its dental AI tech
Overjet is now covering nearly 75 million members through its dental insurance partnerships.
Exponential growth is unintuitive and can be frightening | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters
But, fortunately, it cannot continue indefinitelyThe health secretary impressed parliament last week when he said daily Omicron infections were estimated at about 200,000. This was classic “number theatre” – pulling a big statistic out of a hat without…
A dangerous lie is stalking the NHS: that it is no longer fit for purpose | Sonia Sodha
Painting the health service as inefficient ignores a decade of chronic underfundingEach time I’ve gone for a Covid jab, I’ve walked out with a warm glow. It wasn’t just relief to have the protection, or awe at the scientific feats that were pulled off …
TechCrunch+ roundup: Travel bans and H-1Bs, Reddit’s IPO plans, early-stage space chat
I’ll be off on Tuesday, December 21, but we’ll return with a very comprehensive newsletter on Friday, December 24. Thanks very much for reading, and have a great week!
It’s time for investors to redefine how we evaluate digital health startups
While digital health has captivated the attention of investors, early-stage entrepreneurs are being required to address a highly complicated yet critical question: How can I show value and ROI?
Nucleus Genomics announces $3.5M seed round for a fresh take on genetic tests
When COVID-19 closed down most of society in 2020, Kian Sadeghi, like many of his then-classmates at the University of Pennsylvania, found himself holed up in his bedroom. He prefers it that way. During those months at home in Brooklyn, Sadeghi filled eight spiral notebooks with research on genetic sequencing, computer science and statistics. The […]
スマートリング「Oura Ring」の第3世代モデルは優秀な健康トラッカーだが、まだ不便な点もある：製品レヴュー
指輪型の健康トラッカー「Oura Ring」の第3世代モデルは、従来の製品と同様に正確で便利だ。しかし、すぐには使えない新機能やサブスクリプションの導入といった不便さもある──。『WIRED』US版によるレヴュー。
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