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Ready, Set ... Think! Hackathon Aims To Kill Off Fake Health Rumors

8:54am June 10, 2021

by Nadia Whitehead

How do you fight misinformation around neglected tropical diseases? In this competition, teams of college students across the globe had 24 hours to cook up a cool plan.

Tyler Skluzacek (right) helped develop a smartwatch app to help disrupt his father Patrick's nightmares. The app recently won approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

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He Designed A Smartwatch App To Help Stop His Dad's Nightmares

1:47pm December 06, 2020

by Martha Ann Overland

Patrick Skluzacek suffered from PTSD-related nightmares, which were ruining his life. His son, Tyler, created a smartwatch application to disrupt them. The app recently won FDA approval.

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