By Anuja Vaidya
June 05, 2024 – A digital engagement strategy that included text messaging, mobile mental health assessments, and connection to care improved depression and anxiety among healthcare workers, according to recent research published in…
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Lyra Health, a mental health company, introduced new offerings on Wednesday that are focused on teens and families.
Burlingame, California-based Lyra Health sells to employers and offers self-guided programs, mental health coaching, therapy and medication…
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By Anuja Vaidya
April 19, 2024 – A program that provided automated text messaging with escalation to clinical care, if needed, was not successful in reducing acute care revisits in the 30 days post-hospital discharge, according…
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Background: Promoting physical activity (PA) and healthy feeding (HF) is crucial to address the alarming increase in obesity rates in developing countries. Leveraging mobile phones for behavior change communication to encourage infant PA and…
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By Anuja Vaidya
March 01, 2024 – On examining a text messaging-based mHealth intervention, researchers found messages delivered in the afternoon or evening improved mood among people with depression and anxiety symptoms more significantly than messages…
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Text messaging can promote healthy behaviors, like adherence to medication, yet its effectiveness remains modest, in part because message content is rarely personalized. Reinforcement learning has been used in consumer technology to personalize content…
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Yosi Health offers a full suite of virtual patient intake services that lets patients fill out forms and complete their intake before they come in for clinical visits, online self-scheduling of appointments, two-way text…
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By Anuja Vaidya
October 05, 2023 – An mHealth intervention delivered by clinical pharmacists and health coaches helped improve blood glucose levels among Black and Latino adults with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study.
Published…
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The following is a guest article by Dr. Lea McMahon LPC, EdD, Chief Clinic Officer at Symetria Recovery
Even in the sensitive healthcare industry, most patients prefer to communicate with their providers via text…
Indonesian healthcare provider EMC Healthcare has announced that it will implement Celo Health’s messaging platform across its network. The HIPAA-compliant mobile messaging app allows care teams to securely exchange critical patient information and medical updates…
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