Dr. Barry Dworkin

An app that predicts when you get the flu? Not so fast. Daily Mail cannot correctly report study….again.

Health Headlines Commentary for January 30, 2017

Source:

After the Fitbit, it’s the ‘Sickbit’: New app can tell when you’re about to get flu… 12 hours before your first sneeze!

Reference:

Digital Health: Tracking Physiomes and Activity Using Wearable Biosensors Reveals Useful Health-Related Information

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