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Advances and Unmet Needs in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease

(MedPage Today) -- As the 1970s came to a close, sickle cell disease (SCD) remained largely a pediatric condition because few children born in the U.S. with the condition survived to adulthood. Today, about 95% of children born with SCD in developed...

Advances and Unmet Needs in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease

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Respira / Breathe with Me: a breathing guide that follows your real pulse and breathing

This is a submission for the Presage SmartSpectra SDK Challenge What I Built Respira — Breathe with Me in English — is a desktop breathing companion that does something most breathing apps don't: it…

  • Respira is a desktop app that adapts to user's breathing and pulse rate
  • Uses webcam to measure pulse and breathing without wearables
  • Provides summary of session including average pulse and breathing rate

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