Could sleep app data help identify respiratory disease trends in England?

• UKHSA and Sleep Cycle are collaborating to analyse app-generated cough and sleep data to identify respiratory disease trends earlier across England's population
• Sleep app monitoring may enable population-level disease surveillance without traditional reporting systems, potentially providing real-time epidemiological insights
• Clinicians should be aware this emerging data source could inform local respiratory disease patterns and inform earlier clinical alert systems, though validation against conventional surveillance is essential

UKHSA and Sleep Cycle launch a research study focusing on how coughing and sleep-related signals can support earlier detection of respiratory trends in the UK

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