Ominy Science

Some of the medications being used to treat COVID-19 are known to cause drug-induced prolongation of the QTc of some people. Patients with a dangerously prolonged QTc are at increased risk for potentially life-threatening ventricular rhythm abnormalities that can culminate in sudden cardiac death

Researchers have invented a portable surveillance device powered by machine learning called FluSense which can detect coughing and crowd size in real time, then analyze the data to directly monitor flu-like illnesses and influenza trends.