Psychology & Psychiatry
It can wait: Apps aim to stop deadly phone use
Is the temptation to use your phone and drive simply too much for most people?
Dec 18, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Culturally tailored text messages improve Alzheimer's education among African-Americans
A new USC study shows that older African-Americans who received culturally tailored text messages about Alzheimer's disease had the highest increase in Alzheimer's disease literacy levels when compared with other participants.
Dec 3, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Leave the job at work to ensure better health and sleep
Feeling tired, sluggish and sleep-deprived? The culprit could be work-creep, according to new research from the University of South Australia released today.
Oct 24, 2018
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Health
Researchers turn exercise into a game and see encouraging results
A majority of American workers spend most of their day sitting and don't get enough exercise, putting them at risk for a variety of chronic diseases ranging from diabetes to cancer.
Jul 12, 2018
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Pediatrics
About half of parents use cell phones while driving with young children in the car
A new study from a team of researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) found that in the previous three months, about half of parents talked ...
Jul 12, 2018
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Cardiology
Mobile health technology can potentially transform how patients manage heart disease risk
Mobile health technology has the potential to transform the way we prevent and manage heart disease, but there are unanswered questions about how to optimize this technology and maintain engagement with patients, according ...
Jun 7, 2018
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Diabetes
Text messages provide support for people with diabetes
An innovative University of Auckland trial using text messages has proven a success in getting people to manage their diabetes better.
May 23, 2018
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Health
Patients want physicians to have greater connectivity
(HealthDay)—Most patients want greater connectivity, online tools and text messaging, as well as more time with their physicians, according to a report published in Medical Economics.
Feb 16, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Reminding people about vaccinations can increase rates of immunization
Rates of immunization against infectious diseases in children and adults are improving, but under-vaccination remains a problem that results in vaccine-preventable deaths and illnesses. In Europe, 11,316 cases of measles ...
Jan 18, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Phone calls work better to remind people about colon cancer screening
Live phone calls significantly outperform text messages and letters as a way to remind patients to complete and return at-home screening tests for colon cancer, according to new research in the Journal of General Internal ...
Oct 11, 2017
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