Category: exams

College Board prepares digital SATs in case schools remain closed

Post author By Randall
Post date April 15, 2020
Categories In act, coronavirus, covid19, exams, gear, News, sat, Tech, tests, tomorrow

[ad_1] The College Board also said that the at-home SAT testing would be “simple, secure and fair, accessible to all, and valid for use in college admissions,” but did not specify how it would be done, especially for those who lack resources like reliable broadband internet. If schools do open again, the College Board said […]

The FDA is fast-tracking an algorithm that screens for heart failure

Post author By Randall
Post date December 18, 2019
Categories In algorithm, breakthrough, device, ecg, eko, electrocardiogram, exams, fda, heart, heart failure, heart monitor, mayo clinic, mayoclinic, medicine, screening, stethoscope, Tech, telehealth, tomorrow

[ad_1] The algorithm was introduced in a study published in Nature Medicine in January 2019. It was trained on 44,959 patients and tested on 52,870 patients. In those initial tests, it showed 87.5 percent accuracy. The algorithm is designed to work with Eko’s DUO digital stethoscope. The handheld device can be placed on the left […]