Journal of Medical Internet Research

Vaccination

New study examines vaccination misinformation on social media

Research conducted by Assistant Professor Jessie Chin's Adaptive Cognition and Interaction Design Lab (ACTION) in the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign provided the foundation for ...

Health

Youth regularly receive pro-marijuana tweets

Hundreds of thousands of American youth are following marijuana-related Twitter accounts and getting pro-pot messages several times each day, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found.

Health

Using online health forums to serve underserved communities

University of California, Riverside researchers believe results from their recently published paper on how people use social media and online health forums can help reach underserved communities and prevent the spread of ...

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Social media exposes fear of dentist's chair

(Medical Xpress)—A study of YouTube videos including emotional scenes where children and teens are seen crying, screaming and panicked has revealed new insight into their fear and loathing of going to the dentist.

Psychology & Psychiatry

Texting to improve mental health

Many Australians send and receive dozens of text messages each week – but what if one of those texts had the power to help transform your life?

Health

Preventing medical communication errors

Structured tools can reduce "end-of-round time compression" during multidisciplinary morning rounds in the hospital, according to a new study.

Health

Patients reading visit notes report striking benefit over time

A new study of more than 20,000 adult patients, led by Jan Walker, RN, MBA, co-founder of OpenNotes, found that reading office visit notes offers considerable benefits for patients, particularly those from underserved populations. ...

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