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DURHAM, N.C. Smartwatches and other wearable devices may be used to sense illness, dehydration and even changes to the red blood cell count, according to biomedical engineers and genomics researchers at Duke University and the Stanford University School of Medicine.
The researchers say that, with the help of machine learning, wearable device data on heart rate, body temperature and daily activities may be used to predict health measurements that are typically observed during a clinical blood test. The study appears in
Nature Medicine on May 24, 2021.
During a doctor s office visit, a medical worker usually measures a patient s vital signs, including their height, weight, temperature and blood pressure. Although this information is filed away in a person s long-term health record, it isn t usually used to create a diagnosis. Instead, physicians will order a clinical lab, which tests a patient s urine or blood, to gather specific
EV startups like Rivian and Lucid are joining the fight.
The years-long battle between franchised automotive dealerships and their powerful lobbyists against Tesla and newer electric vehicle startups like Rivian and Lucid is back in the news as 11 states are now considering legalizing direct sales. The only way to buy a new Tesla Model S or Rivian R1T, to name just two examples, is directly from the company instead of a franchised dealership.
Dealerships argue that customers benefit from privately owned dealers for a number of reasons, among them pricing competition, warranty repairs, and helping local economies. Electric vehicle brands say consumers receive the same necessary basic services and transparent pricing. Equally important, things like over-the-air updates and other software-related services that EVs require can be done more efficiently in a direct manufacturer-customer relationship.
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Sides have already been drawn on a Georgia bill allowing more dealers. Author: Doug Richards Updated: 6:51 PM EST February 22, 2021
ATLANTA Another battle is brewing in the Georgia legislature over electric cars. A bill in the House would allow electric car makers to have more retail stores in Georgia – but there’s some strong opposition.
New US startups, like Rivian Automotive, which makes an all-electric pickup truck, are among those behind HB 460. They want to open their own retail shops in Georgia this year. But they can’t. The law is enforcing a monopoly on distribution, except for one single automaker. And that right there is sort of the critical point, said Daniel Witt of Lucid Motors, which is making a car that it says can travel more than 500 miles without a charge.