Digital Health

A new consumer report from Accenture found that rates of smartphone-app and wearable use have slightly declined over the last two years. 

Takeaways from Alison Byrne, FGM specialised midwife at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS trust & University Hospitals Birmingham NHS trust and Lina Chan, founder and CEO of Parla who will be speaking at HIMSS Europe Digital.

The study was conducted by Omada and Evidation Health and included 195 participants. 

OhanaHealth, a health tech job placement company, today announced its new platform OhanaConnect to connect candidates with companies.

Also: Abbott sells 150 million of its rapid, app-paired COVID-19 test to the White House; Platform launches for chronic disease patients juggling multiple providers.

The new analysis of a Pear Therapeutics-based randomized controlled trial came alongside another investigation that spotted early signs of treatment dropout.

A new report from PitchBook projects solid growth in the industry, but also notes challenges in exits. 

Following a study looking into how adults living with Type 2 diabetes use technology to self-monitor lifestyle and health behaviors, researchers from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio found that technology-assisted self-monitoring was safe and effective in generating positive health outcomes.

While on average participants lowered their anxiety and depression, a fraction of the original participants filled in the 9-month follow up. 

In a partnership announced this week, IrisVision and Seva Foundation plan to develop new technology to treat vision impairment and prevent blindness in underserved regions of the globe.