Digital Health
In a recent study funded and coauthored by the company, the EaseVRx program outperformed a non-interactive headset app across several self-reported pain and pain-interference measures.
Medication delivery is currently available in metro areas of New York City, Chicago, Minneapolis, Boston and Austin.
The randomized controlled trial of the jointly-developed digital therapeutics will be conducted using Verily's Project Baseline and enroll up to 540 patients.
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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.
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The pandemic has created the need for more integrated digital tools, says Xealth CEO Mike McSherry.
Community by Current Health is now enrolling participants in a COVID-19 study that uses its FDA-cleared remote monitoring system.
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