The results of several ambitious studies testing wearables as early predictors of for Covid-19 are in and they suggest that data from devices including Apple Watches, Fitbits, and Oura smart rings may be useful for flagging some infections in people before they even feel ill.
Recently published research from ongoing efforts at three high-profile institutions in the Golden State the University of California in San Francisco, Stanford University, and Scripps Research Translational Institute in San Diego indicate that wearables can detect a bump in heart rate or temperature, the most consistent signs that the body is mounting a response to an external threat before symptoms appear. Feeding those data to algorithms that crunch large amounts of information provides a sort of traffic map for the spread of the virus and could prove a useful tool in the pandemic response in the months to come.
COVID-19 complications lead to leg amputation for White House security director
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A White House official has spent about three months in the hospital recovering from severe complications following a COVID-19 diagnosis, including the amputation of his right foot and lower leg, according to multiple sources.
Crede Bailey is the director of the White House security office and contracted COVID-19 in September. He was reportedly hospitalized shortly before the September 26 event at the White House officially nominating Justice Amy Coney Barrett, according to
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A White House official lost his right foot and lower leg to a battle with COVID-19 that began over three months ago, according to a friend.
Crede Bailey, director of the White House security office, contracted the virus in September, before the Sept. 26 Rose Garden ceremony for Justice Amy Coney Barrett that led to a new round of infections. His office handles credentials and works with the Secret Service. Dozens of White House officials have since tested positive for COVID.
Bailey’s family has asked the White House not to draw attention to his condition, and President Trump has not publicly acknowledged his illness.
GoFundMe Started For White House Director of Security Who Lost Foot to Covid-19
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The director of White House security, Crede Bailey, became sick with covid-19 back in September and has kept a low profile during his health struggles since being hospitalized in early October. But a new report from Bloomberg News contains new details about Bailey’s medical hardships, including the fact that Bailey needed to have part of his right foot and lower leg amputated and that a friend of Bailey has started a GoFundMe page to pay for his “staggering medical bills.”
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A friend running a GoFundMe campaign for his medical costs said that she suspected the attention paid to him was politically motivated.
Crede Bailey, head of the White House security office, caught COVID-19 in September but is now recovering.
Reports about Bailey s condition identified him as a passionate Trump supporter and linked his illness to the wider outbreaks in the White House.
In an update after the media attention, Dawn McCrobie wrote: Maybe the stories are about something else and Crede s experience just plays into those stories.
A friend of Crede Bailey, the head of the White House security office who lost a foot and big toe due to COVID-19 complications, claimed that he is being exploited by the media because of his place of work.