NIH zeroes in on alcohol abuse with projects focused on EHRs, wearables

Healthcare IT News: The National Institutes of Health challenged the biotechnology community on Thursday to design a wearable device able to measure blood alcohol content in real-time for its National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism.

Challenge winners will receive $200,000 to create a device able to measure the concentration of alcohol in the blood or interstitial fluid surrounding the body’s cells, for a more accurate reading. Current systems detect alcohol through sweat or vapor. Those who place second will receive $100,000.

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