Digital Health

Digitally treating osteoarthritis through clinical, evidence-based programs can be more effective at reducing pain and improving physical function than routine self-managed care, according to research from JAMA Network Open.

The University Health Network study is being conducted in collaboration with the tech giant, and will enroll roughly 200 patients for three months of active monitoring with a two-year follow-up.

Also: The Consumer Technology Association releases industry standards focused on health AI trust; new updates in the home COVID-19 testing market.

Community by Current Health is now enrolling participants in a COVID-19 study that uses its FDA-cleared remote monitoring system.   

Also: docdok.health rolling out COVID-19 vaccination study app; IBM Watson Health partners with Humana.

MobiHealthNews spoke with Pear Therapeutics, Click Therapeutics and DTx newcomer Mahana Therapeutics to discuss whether in-licensing is the way to go for those just entering the space.

The company attributes volume growth, new patient additions and increasing awareness of real-time continuous glucose monitoring to its revenue growth.   

Also, Saudi German Hospital rebrands for first time in 30 years.

Also: Study lends support to smartphone PPG pulse oximetry; Happify Health adds new language support to digitial mental health programs.

New research suggests that the wearable could help identify COVID-19 cases up to seven days before a positive diagnostic test.