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.
Dec 19, 2016
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Journal of Medical Internet Research
Health
More are positive about HPV vaccine on Twitter than not, study finds
Like it or not, social media has become a driving force in the way many people get information on health topics.
Dec 12, 2016
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Health
Research uses mobile technology to help people quit smoking
What if a smartphone app could help you avoid relapsing back to smoking even before you knew you were at risk? A researcher from the Oklahoma Tobacco Research Center at the Stephenson Cancer Center is developing smartphone-based ...
Dec 5, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Researchers use stories, video games to combat obesity
We've heard about the power of stories to, among other things, engage, delight, teach, challenge, and help us understand ourselves. Now new research from Northeastern assistant professor Amy Shirong Lu shows the power of ...
Nov 29, 2016
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Health
Fitness apps more effective when they are personalized
When fitness apps include personal touches such as individualized goals and contact with a 'real live trainer', users tend to exercise more consistently, a UBC study concludes.
Sep 29, 2016
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Health
Study reveals gap in the market for wearable technologies that monitor sedentary behaviour
Sedentary behaviour monitoring is under-represented in the wearable tech market, a new study has found.
Sep 1, 2016
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Health
Study shows regional, demographic and educational differences in health information Americans share online
Most Americans go online for information and support about health-related issues. But what exactly are they looking for? Researchers at the University of California, Riverside shed light on this in a new study that examines ...
Jun 14, 2016
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Health
Study reveals success of text messaging in helping smokers quit
A new study from The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine found that smokers who received a text messaging intervention were more likely to abstain from smoking relative to controls. The paper ...
May 23, 2016
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HIV & AIDS
As many as 4 in 10 gay men have HIV in some Southern cities
Three out of every 10 gay or bisexual men in several cities in the U.S. South have been diagnosed with the AIDS virus, three times the national rate, according to a study about how common HIV infections are in metro areas.
May 17, 2016
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Health
Study finds smartphones may decrease sedentary time, increase activity
A pilot study finds that using smartphone reminders to prompt people to get moving may help reduce sedentary behavior. The study was supported by the American Cancer Society, with technical expertise provided by the e-Health ...
Jan 25, 2016
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