Pediatrics
Is your child ready for a smartphone?
(HealthDay)—When is it appropriate to give kids a cellphone?
Jan 9, 2018
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Pediatrics
Text messages can help boost teen birth control compliance
Sending teen girls periodic text messages reminding them to follow through on their clinic appointments for periodic birth control injections can go a long way toward improving timing and adherence to contraception in an ...
May 19, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nearly 136 million people in Africa live with hearing difficulties: Tackling the crisis with a smartphone and an app
In rural Kenya, 64-year-old John Kamau's world of silence is about to change. For decades, isolated by hearing loss from the community's vibrant life and his grandchildren's conversations, he sees hope when a community health ...
Apr 18, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Should AI be used in psychological research?
Mohammad Atari and colleagues explore the promise and peril of using large language models (LLMs) in psychological research, beginning by urging researchers to also ask themselves whether and why they should use LLMs—not ...
Jul 16, 2024
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Health
Faith-community nurses promote physical activity among congregants
If someone joins a church, mosque or synagogue, they may be seeking better emotional or spiritual health. But according to research out of West Virginia University, faith communities have the potential to promote physical ...
Jun 3, 2021
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Health
Texting smarts for adults and kids
(HealthDay)—Texting is a quick and easy way to communicate, but it can be a dangerous distraction when you're also doing anything else. Young or old, the human brain simply can't give full attention to several tasks at ...
Oct 13, 2017
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Neuroscience
Texting proves beneficial in auditory overload situations
During command and control operations, military personnel are frequently exposed to extreme auditory overload – essentially bombarded by multiple messages coming from radio networks, loudspeakers, and live voices in an ...
May 31, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Project unveils effective strategies to boost vaccination rates
The Behavior Change for Good Initiative (BCFG) at the Wharton School and the School of Arts & Sciences of the University of Pennsylvania, in collaboration with the Penn Medicine Nudge Unit, today released findings from two ...
Feb 19, 2021
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Health
Does text messaging help with medication adherence in chronic disease?
Medication adherence in chronic disease is poor. Can telephone text messaging help with adherence? A new article published online by JAMA Internal Medicine examines the question in a meta-analysis conducted by Jay Thakkar, ...
Feb 1, 2016
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Make this Halloween a safe one for people with dementia
Halloween is often frightening for loved ones who have dementia, but there are ways to keep it safe and not scary.
Oct 30, 2023
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