The Fourth Wave: Digital Health Newsletter — Oct 10, 2018 — No. 107
Note: Issues #105 and #106 were sent using the Constant Contact mobile newsletter creation app. Those are also listed below.
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The Fourth Wave: Digital Health Newsletter for Oct 10
Writing in China’s tech publication Abacus News, Xinmei Shen indicates that Weibo users (Weibo is a Twitter-like microblogging service used by hundreds of millions of users in China) have been discussing and sharing pics and video of Xiaomi’s Mi Band fitness band registering a heartbeat for toilet paper rolls. And it’s not just the Mi Band, but the Apple Watch and Ticwatch are producing similar results when wrapped around a roll of toilet paper. The likely culprit is the green light used to detect your heart rate via photoplethysmography (PPG). Since blood is red, it reflects red light and absorbs green light. Apparently, it’s normal for non-human objects to also reflect light signals and, when the device is used on them, it can confuse the heart rate sensor and algorithms.
Critics are warning that genetically engineered crop-protecting insects being developed by the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) could be turned into bioweapons and could also be a violation of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC).
Antonio Regalado featured a massive DNA data storage machine concept in his MIT Tech Review article ” The DNA data storage machine that’s the size of a school bus”. Boston-based startup Catalog Technologies is working with the UK’s Cambridge Consultants on plans for the prototype storage device.
(MORE) GENOMICS
LIVING & SOCIETY
Undercover cops are breaking Facebook’s rules on fake accounts to “track” protesters and ensnare criminals. Critics like Rachel Levinson-Waldman, senior counsel at New York University School of Law’s Brennan Center for Justice, point out that this behavior could make people reluctant to engage in online activities that are protected by the First Amendment, including sharing their opinions and organizing protests.
A story in the New Yorker entitled ” The Unlikely Politics of a Digital Contraceptive” doesn’t seem to cover politics at all and is more of a criticism of digital health when used as an alternative to pharmaceutical birth control and methods for women trying to get pregnant.
Amazon has discontinued its use of an AI recruiting tool that showed bias against women. The algorithm taught itself that male candidates were preferable by penalizing resumes that included the word “women’s” as in “women’s chess club captain.” It also ranked graduates from two all-women’s colleges lower than candidates from other schools.
People are using Apple’s Shortcuts app for iPhone to automatically record police interactions & send texts and video to a predetermined contact in the event, for example, that they’ve been pulled over. See: ‘ Siri, I’m getting pulled over‘
MENTAL HEALTH
A new report in The Lancet discusses how digital health can help support early infant diagnosis of HIV.
Vital Labs has emerged from stealth with its Vitality iPhone app, which measures changes in your blood pressure using the phone’s camera and software.
FUNDING & FINANCING
Elemental Machines has both partnered with PerkinElmer and landed $9M in venture capital investment.
Carepoynt—a consumer-centric program built around a multi-channel, cloud-based Rewardsware for Healthcare platform—hassecured $5M.
The Fourth Wave: Digital Health Newsletter for Oct 3
Hi Everyone,
I’m still traveling—the waves are great!—so this is the second issue of my newsletter created using the Constant Contact email marketing mobile app. Thanks for your patience and understanding.
– Paul Sonnier
Twitter: @Paul_Sonnier
A Digital Health Unicorn In Guilford: Butterfly Network Raises $250M Around Ultrasound Innovation
LG and Huawei prepare smartwatch counter strike against Apple and Samsung
Three US universities now let students use iPhone and Apple Watch as their campus ID card
The Fourth Wave: Digital Health Newsletter for Sep 30
Hi everyone!
I’m traveling on a surfing trip this week and thought I’d try out the Constant Contact mobile app to create this issue of my newsletter. I’m also using my iPhone X, not a laptop or tablet. Let’s see how it goes.
– Paul
MORE NEWS
PATH has partnered with WHO on a dedicated digital health strategy
No Cash Needed At This Cafe. Students Pay The Bill With Their Personal Data.
You Gave Facebook Your Number For Security. They Used It For Ads.
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Copyright © 2018 Paul Sonnier, Story of Digital Health
Paul Sonnier
Author ⋅ Speaker ⋅ Technologist ⋅ Social Entrepreneur
Book: The Fourth Wave: Digital Health
Founder, Digital Health group on LinkedIn
Creator, Story of Digital Health
Twitter: @Paul_Sonnier
San Diego, CA, USA
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