Single mindfulness + compassion session aids mental health
Mar 15, 2024
Small delayed benefit seen for loneliness, but larger improvements seen in perceived stress
Mental health apps offer basic features
Dec 29, 2022
Privacy challenges were identified for the apps, including metrics such as star ratings.
Online breathing program can up mental health-related quality of life in long COVID
May 03, 2022
Significant improvement was seen in the mental health composite score but not in physical composite score of health-related quality of life.
ChatGPT offers evidence-based answers for common public health questions
Jun 09, 2023
However, responses generally offered advice and not referrals to resources.
AI model can predict depression severity from white people’s Facebook posts
Mar 29, 2024
Despite extensive training, the model was not effective in detecting depression severity in posts by Black people.
Dana Farber Cancer Center to retract or fix dozens of studies
Jan 23, 2024
(HealthDay News) — The prestigious Dana Farber Cancer Institute in Boston will retract six studies and correct 31 more as part of an ongoing investigation into claims of data manipulation. The action...
Telemedicine has declined since pandemic, but video encounters still frequent
Jan 22, 2024
“Although these nationwide trends can inform research and policy, they obscure disparities in access to and use of telemedicine that disproportionately affect older adults, individuals in rural regions...
In-person return visits increased after telemedicine primary care visits
Oct 17, 2023
Variation was seen in differences in follow-up office visits after index in-person versus telemedicine by specific medical condition.
In-hospital wearable activity trackers tied to improved outcomes
Jun 16, 2023
Patients using wearable trackers had higher physical activity and functioning.
FDA warns of smartwatches that claim to measure glucose levels
Feb 22, 2024
Many companies are illegally marketing smartwatch or smart ring devices that claim to measure blood glucose without piercing the skin.