Health
Text message reminders increase rates of influenza vaccination
Text message reminders are a low-cost effective strategy for increasing rates of influenza vaccination.
Nov 15, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Patient-centered texting platform beneficial for interstitial cystitis
A patient-centered text message-based platform can enhance self-efficacy of symptom management for patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), according to a study published online Dec. 15 in NeuroUrology ...
Jan 5, 2023
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Health
Team identification supports health care worker wellness during COVID-19 pandemic
Clinicians and researchers at the Yale Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) and Yale School of Management tracked frontline health care worker well-being during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and found evidence ...
Nov 9, 2020
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Health
Text messaging program may help pregnant women kick the smoking habit
An intensive text messaging program provides some pregnant women help in fighting the urge to light up a smoke, according to a study out today.
Oct 2, 2017
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Arthritis & Rheumatism
Motivational text messages and counselling boost health of patients with RA
The results of a study presented today at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2016) showed for the first time that a combination of text messages and individual counselling sessions to motivate patients ...
Jun 10, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scam alert: Things a COVID-19 contact tracer wouldn't say
State officials and federal agencies warn there's a new phone scam circulating: Some callers posing as COVID-19 contact tracers try to pry credit card or bank account information from unsuspecting victims.
Aug 20, 2020
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Pediatrics
New study measures the impact of text message reminders on HPV vaccine series completion
Text message reminders led to timely HPV vaccine series completion across a low-income, urban, minority population, according to a new study. Findings from the study will be presented during the Pediatric Academic Societies ...
Apr 27, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
A text message a day keeps the asthma attack away
(Medical Xpress)—Simply sending children with asthma a text message each day asking about their symptoms and providing knowledge about their condition can lead to improved health outcomes. In a study by the Georgia Institute ...
Apr 30, 2013
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Pediatrics
More pediatric hospitalists using text messaging to communicate
More pediatric hospital physicians are communicating through cell phone text messaging, rather than the traditional pager method, according to research presented Oct. 21 at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National ...
Oct 21, 2012
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Medications
Seven-day buprenorphine is safe for those with minimal opioid withdrawal, study shows
A seven-day, extended-release version of buprenorphine—a treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) that can reduce opioid use and overdose deaths—is safe and effective for people with OUD experiencing minimal symptoms of ...
Jul 8, 2024
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