In this month’s Digital Health roundup, Medtech Insight’s Reed Miller talks about iRhythm and Withings’ smartwatches business, Barnaby Pickering reviews digital therapeutics Pear Therapeutics’ restructuring, and Marion Webb presents highlights from her new series on Agetech.

Agency leader expects to spend about a year developing a strategy to combat misinformation. On 5 August, the agency unveiled what appears to be an early component of the initiative – a web page titled Rumor Control, with facts about the safety and components of COVID-19 vaccines.

The ZEUS (Zio ECG Utilization Software) system for iRhythm’s Zio Watch detects and characterizes atrial fibrillation over time to aid doctors in diagnosing the condition. The company expects to begin commercializing it next year.

Patient organization exploring development of a multi-stakeholder forum on real world evidence that, among other things, could address research questions posed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in its national coverage determination for Alzheimer’s drugs.