Addiction
How AI and a mobile phone app could help you quit smoking
A stop-smoking mobile app that senses where and when you might be triggered to light up could help you quit, according to University of East Anglia research.
Apr 13, 2023
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News tagged with mobile messaging
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Asthma attacks may be cut by half with digital tools
Digital interventions that help people take their asthma medication better, such as "smart" inhalers or text messages, may cut the risk of asthma attacks by half, finds a new review of evidence led by UCL, Queen Mary University ...
Jun 13, 2022
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Health
Study: Tailored mobile messaging reduces young adult waterpipe tobacco use by 49%
Tailored mobile messaging is an effective intervention strategy to reduce tobacco waterpipe smoking in young adults, according to a new study published by researchers with the Center for Tobacco Research at The Ohio State ...
Aug 26, 2021
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Oncology & Cancer
A simple text could make the difference between life and death
A Ph.D. researcher from the University of South Australia is testing whether smartphone text messages can encourage cancer patients to take their oral medication and improve their chances of survival.
Jul 3, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Digital technology shows promise in supporting nonspecialists to deliver mental health care in low-income countries
Text messaging, mobile apps, and other digital technologies are being used in innovative ways to support nonspecialist health workers in increasing access to mental health care in low- and middle-income countries (LIMCs), ...
Apr 9, 2019
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Medical research
Researchers warn of problems using mobile technologies in public health
Many health care providers in remote locations around the world are actively using newer mobile technologies like text messaging and fingerprint identification to deliver important services and timely information to their ...
Jan 4, 2019
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Health
Convincing Chinese smokers to kick the habit—by text
Among smokers receiving a 12-week-long mobile phone-based intervention encouraging them to quit, up to 6.5% of participants stopped smoking by the end of the study, according to a research article published this week in the ...
Dec 18, 2018
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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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Oncology & Cancer
The lifestyle factors that cause cancer – and why many people are still confused by the risks
,About a third of cancers could be prevented with lifestyle changes – that's roughly a million cases of cancer in Europe each year. You might have thought that by now most people would be aware of what the lifestyle risks ...
Apr 26, 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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