Personalising psychotherapies for depression may enhance their efficacy. We conducted a randomised controlled trial of smartphone cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) among 4,469 adults in Japan (RESiLIENT trial, UMIN-CTR UMIN000047124). Participants received one of nine CBT…
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Background: Smoking cessation has become a global priority, with peer support interventions shown to improve abstinence rates. However, no studies have examined the effectiveness of a group-based digital peer-supported app combined with nicotine gum…
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– Flatiron Health, a leading healthtech company dedicated to improving cancer care and advancing research using real-world data (RWD), today announced that its international oncology research network has tripled in size…
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Background: In Japan, the prevalence of anxiety and depressive symptoms within the working population have risen. This has been accentuated by the economic repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic and the social isolation resulting from…
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Hippocratic AI, a generative AI company developing safety-focused large language models for healthcare, has partnered with EUCALIA, a healthcare transformation company, to launch the first Japanese-language genAI healthcare agent for non-diagnostic, patient-facing clinical tasks. The…
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– Hippocratic AI, the global leader in safety-focused generative AI agents for healthcare, today announced a partnership with EUCALIA Inc., a Tokyo-based healthcare transformation company focused on optimizing clinical operations and…
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The UK’s health secretary says that AI-driven health checks – called MOTs for measurements, observations, and tests — could transform care for frail patients who are over 65 by using machine learning and genomics…
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Research from Japan has demonstrated the use of eye-tracking technology in the early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.Waseda University associate professor Mikimasa Omori set out to examine whether children with potential ASD would exhibit…
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– Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, Ltd. (SNBL) and Tasso, Inc., a Seattle-based provider of patient-centric blood collection solutions, have announced an agreement to establish a new joint venture (JV) company.
– The…
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