//Ultrasound machines that connect to smartphones are helping doctors safely scan COVID-19 patients

Ultrasound machines that connect to smartphones are helping doctors safely scan COVID-19 patients

When Butterfly Network first began rolling out its handheld ultrasound scanners in 2018, much of the focus was on providing tools to parts of Africa and Latin America, where access to large and more traditional ultrasound machines was far more restricted. But two years later, a technology that was positioned to help the developing world may find a new use in the United States as