Psychology & Psychiatry
Too much texting can disconnect couples
Couples shouldn't let their thumbs do the talking when it comes to serious conversations, disagreements or apologies.
Oct 30, 2013
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Health
Flu vaccination reminder via text messaging improves rate of vaccination among low-income children
A text messaging intervention with education-related messages sent to parents increased influenza vaccination coverage compared with usual care in a traditionally hard-to-reach, low-income, urban, minority population of children ...
Apr 24, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Researchers present new findings on postpartum racial disparities and cardiovascular disease
Cardiovascular disease and hypertensive disorders are leading causes of maternal morbidity and mortality. Two studies will be presented on February 14, 2019, at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, ...
Feb 12, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
AI equal to humans in text-message mental health trial
UW Medicine researchers have found that algorithms are as good as trained human evaluators at identifying red-flag language in text messages from people with serious mental illness. This opens a promising area of study that ...
Oct 11, 2022
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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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Pediatrics
Brief fever common in kids given influenza, pneumococcal vaccines together
Giving young children the influenza and pneumococcal vaccines together appears to increase their risk of fever, according to a study led by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) and the Centers for Disease ...
Jan 6, 2014
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Oncology & Cancer
Text message reminders boost breast cancer screening attendance
Women who received a text message reminding them about their breast cancer screening appointment were 20 per cent more likely to attend than those who were not texted, according to a study published in the British Journal ...
Mar 19, 2015
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Overweight & Obesity
Telehealth may help rural Americans keep the weight off
(HealthDay)—Although many people can lose weight, few maintain the loss. Could individual telephone support be the key to keeping extra pounds at bay?
Jun 16, 2020
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Cardiology
Cardiologists: Big data advances research, but shouldn't do so at the cost of privacy
We know we shouldn't, but most of us have clicked "agree" in a hurry to download an app or sign up for a streaming service without reading the user agreement in detail.
Feb 24, 2020
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Health
Texting your way to weight loss
If the idea of keeping a food and exercise diary keeps you from joining a weight-loss program, there may be a better way.
Nov 18, 2013
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