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Health Headlines - 9-3-20

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Health Headlines - 9-3-20
Health Headlines - 9-3-20

In today's health headlines we talk about a new baby monitor that can help with COVID-19 patients.

Also, Americans are increasing their screen time during the pandemic.

A TOOL FOR NEW PARENTS IS NOWBEING USED BY DOCTORS.IT'S A SPECIAL BABY MONITOR THATCAN TRACK SOMEONES BREATHING.DOCTORS HAVE FOUND ITS EFFECTIVEWITH COVID PATIENTS TO REDUCEPHYSICALCONTACT.BILL HUDSON HAS THE STORY.IN HER MINNEAPOLIS HOME, KDWBPERSONALITY FALEN BONSETT HADTHE TYPICAL NEW PARENTCONCERNS...:08-:15FALEN BONSETT/NEW MOM: "IREMEMBER HER CRYING AND LOOKINGAT HER AND THINKING WHAT IF SHESTOPS BREATHING AND AT NIGHTBEING STRESSED AND DO THE LOOKOVER AND CHECK ON HER."BUT NOW SHE'S GOT PEACE OF MIND- BECAUSE STARING DOWN INTOOLIVE'S CRIB, IS A WIRELESSCAMERA THATNEVER BLINKS, BUT IT DOES SOMUCH MORE.IT MONITORS A BABY'S BREATHING.FALEN BONSETT/NEW MOM: "IFSOMETHING WERE TO HAPPEN I'D GETAN ALERT IMMEDIATELY."COLT SEMAN/MIKU CO-FOUNDER:"EVERY TIME THEY GET IN WE SELLOUT."THE MIKU MONITOR IS THE PRODUCTOF CO-FOUNDER COLT SEMAN -- WHODISCOVERED A FEW MONTHSAGO THAT HIS CAMERA COULD HELPCARE CENTERS IN THE FIGHT TOCONTROL COVID.:41-:49COLT SEMAN/MIKU CO-FOUNDER:"SINCE OUR DEVICE IS CONTACTLESSAND REAL TIME BREATHING, HIGHACCURACY TO SEE THE BREATHINGPATTERNS, WE STARTED TO GET ALOT OF HOSPITALS REACHING OUT."NOW MEDICAL CENTERS FROM NEWYORK TO CALIFORNIA ARE FINDINGMIKU A COST EFFECTIVE WAYTO COMMUNICATE WITH PATIENTS ANDMONITOR THEIR BREATHING--HELPING FURTHER REDUCE COVIDCONTACT FOR STAFF.COLT SEMAN/MIKU CO-FOUNDER:"ELDERLY CARE FACILITIES AND ANYOTHER FACILITY WAS LOOKING FORANY KIND OF EQUIPMENT THAT COULDHELP THEM."A PRODUCT DESIGNED FORPARENTS...FALEN BONSETT/NEW MOM: "AND MYMOM WAS EVEN LIKE, I WISH THEYHAD THAT WHEN YOU WERE A BABY."...BRINGS ANOTHER TOOL IN THEFIGHT AGAINST COVID.AMERICANS ARE INCREASING THEIRSCREEN TIME DURING THE PANDEMIC.A SURVEY BY ONE-POLL THAT ASKEDABOUT TWO THOUSAND AMERICANSFOUND ALMOST HALF ARE FEELINGBURNED OUT ON SCREEN TIME.BEFORE THE COVID CRISIS...AMERICANS WERE LOOKING AT SCREENON AVERAGE OFFOUR HOURS PER DAY... THAT'S NOWGONE UP TO OVER SIX HOURS PERDAY.ROUGHLY SIX IN TEN RESPONDENTSSAY THEY'VE GOTTEN SCREEN

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