CareBand is setting a new precedent for using technology to keep older adults safe and independent. CareBand uses a unique combination of communication technologies and machine learning to promote successful…
Contact tracing is an old and time-tested tactic of managing outbreaks involving infectious diseases. By keeping records of the infected’s contact with other individuals, public health organizations and governmental agencies…
Smartphone adoption is spreading rapidly throughout the world. According to Statista, as of 2019, there were approximately 3.2 billion smartphone users in the world. Globally, smartphone penetration rates are around…
Since its emergence in early February 2020, COVID-19 has spread to more than 6 million people across the globe and over 400,000 people have died. As is the case with…
Since the beginning of February, almost 7 million people and killed almost 400,000. COVID-19 has hit especially hard in the US, which has become the epicenter of the current global…
There is a lot of buzz in the media recently about contact tracing apps for smartphones. These apps are touted as being a new solution for pandemic management in the…
Contact tracing is a necessary part of coordinated pandemic response. Contact tracing allows public health officials to get ahead of the spread of disease by tracing contact between infected and…
Chicago-based health care company CareBand has introduced a new product designed specifically to reduce COVID-19 infection rates in the workplace. The new range of SafeTrack solutions take advantage of proximity…
SafeTrack is distinguished from other public health management programs due to its reliance on low-power wide-area networks (LPWAN). LPWANs are cost-efficient and can be implemented in regions that might not…