Health
Bans on texting while behind the wheel making roads safer
(HealthDay)—When a state bans texting while driving, will the number of car crash victims showing up in its emergency rooms drop?
Mar 26, 2019
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Pediatrics
Abused kids use text-based services to seek help, study shows
"She says she will burn the house down with me in it."
Mar 25, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
How to keep your kids safe from cyberbullying
(HealthDay)—No type of bullying is acceptable, but cyberbullying can be harder for parents to spot because it takes place via cellphone, computer or tablet, often through social media.
Mar 15, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychiatry: Case notes indicate impending seclusion
Using notes made by the attending healthcare professionals about psychiatric patients enables impending coercive measures to be predicted in advance—potentially even through automated text analysis. This was reported by ...
Feb 28, 2019
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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
Enjoying classical music: how reading influences our hearing
A recent study puts the influence of a composer's prestige on the evaluation of classical music into perspective and shows that the enjoyment of music is promoted by lively texts.
Feb 1, 2019
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Health
As millions of teens get hooked on vaping, what works to help them quit?
(HealthDay)—E-cigarette use is surging among American teenagers, with millions of kids flirting with nicotine addiction by regularly vaping.
Jan 31, 2019
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Surgery
CHOP surgeons find opioids often overprescribed for elbow fractures in children
Opioid drugs prescribed to children for pain relief after a typical pediatric orthopaedic procedure may be significantly overprescribed, according to a new study by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). ...
Jan 16, 2019
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HIV & AIDS
Promoting HIV self-testing via text message to truck drivers in Kenya
Truck drivers in sub-Saharan Africa are especially vulnerable to infection with HIV due to contact with multiple sexual partners—often including sex workers—along their trucking routes. Accessing HIV testing can be a ...
Jan 15, 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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