Detection and Monitoring of Viral Infections via Wearable Devices and Biometric Data.

Craig J. Goergen,¹ MacKenzie J. Tweardy,² Steven R. Steinhubl,^2,3 Stephan W. Wegerich,² Karnika Singh,⁴ Rebecca J. Mieloszyk,⁵ and Jessilyn Dunn^4
1Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA; email: cgoergen@purdue.edu
²physIQ Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA
³Scripps Research Translational Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
⁴Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
⁵Microsoft Research, Redmond, Washington, USA

In this review, we highlight the existing knowledge base supporting the potential for widespread implementation of biometric data to address existing gaps in the diagnosis and treatment of viral illnesses, with a particular focus on the many important lessons learned from the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Published in Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering (2021)

Annu Rev Biomed Eng. 2021 Dec 21. doi: 10.1146/annurev-bioeng-103020-040136.