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Digital Therapy: Mental Health Apps May Be Selling Your Personal Data

>> February 9, 2025

Dr. Stephanie Collier explains the value of digital therapy programs and reveals how to choose the safest, most effective option.

topics: Anxiety and Depression| Apps| Consumerism| Health Care| Mental Health| Neuroscience and Neurology| Patient Care and Safety| Privacy| Psychology| Public Health| Smartphones| Technology| Therapy

Medical Notes: July 17, 2022

>> July 17, 2022

Anti-inflammatory drugs may increase chances of developing chronic pain. BMC Infectious Diseases study finds immunity diminishes to 22% four months after Covid-19 vaccine. Aspirin may be able to disrupt spread of colorectal cancer. And finally, an edible QR code may be the solution to counterfeit alcohol.

topics: Alcohol Use and Abuse| Cancer Treatment and Research| Covid-19 Pandemic| Covid-19 Vaccine| Immune System| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Inflammation and Pain| Medication| News and Headlines| Research and Clinical Trials| Smartphones| Technology| Vaccination
mental health apps

Can Wellness Apps Actually Improve Your Health?

>> June 26, 2022

The mental health app industry skyrocketed during the pandemic. But how helpful are these programs? Dr. Stephanie Collier discusses the dangers of using these apps, many of which have no scientific evidence of successfully treating mental health.

topics: Apps| Health Care| Mental Health| Privacy| Psychology| Public Health| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Safety| Smartphones| Technology| Therapy
How Fitness Apps Contribute to Eating Disorders

How Fitness Apps Contribute to Eating Disorders

>> March 13, 2022

Fitness apps can be helpful, but for some people, obsessive meal tracking helped them develop an eating disorder. Experts talk about the slippery slope of the fitness industry, and discuss proper recovery methods.

topics: Apps| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Fitness and Exercise| Internet and Social Media| Mental Health| Nutrition and Diet| Patient Care and Safety| Public Health| Rehabilitation| Smartphones

Medical Notes: January 16, 2022

>> January 16, 2022

About 25% of pregnant women have skipped taking care of their health needs due to cost. A new machine learning platform can analyze a short video clip created while taking selfies and accurately predict whether the person is at risk of Parkinson’s disease. Then, air pollution significantly lessens brain performance. And finally, if you want to help the …

topics: Air Pollution| Artificial Intelligence (AI)| Climate Change| Cognitive and Neural Sciences| Economics and Finance| Environmental Science and Climate Change| Health Cost| Medical Research| Memory and Amnesia| Neuroscience and Neurology| Nutrition and Diet| Pollution| Pregnancy and Child Birth| Research and Clinical Trials| Smartphones| Technology
Medical Notes: Week of July 18, 2021

Medical Notes: July 18, 2021

>> July 18, 2021

Everybody loves a home-cooked meal, but what if your stove was slowly poisoning you? Then, if you were born 200 years ago, you’d be lucky to celebrate your 40th birthday. Plus, researchers have cured diabetes in mice by putting insulin-producing cells into a tiny device. Then, older people who have trouble falling asleep are more likely to have cognitive …

topics: Aging and the Elderly| Biology| Children and Parenting| Cognitive Decline| Energy Production| Environmental Science and Climate Change| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Infrastructure and Engineering| Insulin| Life Expectancy/Lifespan| Neuroscience and Neurology| News and Headlines| Nutrition and Diet| Pollution| Pregnancy and Child Birth| Public Health and Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials| Science| Sleep| Smartphones| Technology
Medical Notes: Week of July 11, 2021

Medical Notes: July 11, 2021

>> July 11, 2021

Officials are worried we may start seeing a spike in Covid cases soon and it could become serious by fall. Then, Have you lost your sense of smell? Covid may not be to blame--it could be air pollution. Then, doctors can now use smartphone cameras to detect bacteria on the skin and in the mouth. And finally, for people suffering from hard-to-treat …

topics: Air Pollution| Alternative Medicine and Treatments| Anxiety and Depression| Covid-19 Pandemic| Covid-19 Vaccine| Delta Variant| Dermatology| Environmental Science and Climate Change| Health Care| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Mental Health| News and Headlines| Pollution| Science| Smartphones| Technology| Viruses

Medical Notes: Week of June 7, 2020

>> June 7, 2020

Researchers are working on an app with a sensor to test for Covid-19 using only a drop of saliva. Then, life was more stressful than it was 25 years ago… and for middle aged people, it’s much more stressful. Plus, a study shows that emergency room visits for children for mental health disorders has increased 60 percent of the last 10 years. And finally, a …

topics: Addiction| Behavioral Science| Children and Parenting| Covid-19 Pandemic| Education| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Fitness and Exercise| Health Care| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Mental Health| News and Headlines| Pediatrics| Public Health and Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials| Smartphones| Stress and Stress Management| Substance Abuse| Technology| Viruses

Medical Notes: Week of May 31, 2020

>> May 31, 2020

A newly developed smartphone app is remarkably effective at predicting if a person is infected with Covid-19. Then biomarkers for ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease can be found in a person’s teeth in the first decade of life. Then, a study shows that changing the way physical therapy is done can improve strength by an additional 30 percent. And finally, The labels …

topics: Apps| Contact Tracing| Covid-19 Pandemic| Covid-19 Testing| Culture and the Arts| Dieting| Fitness and Exercise| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| News and Headlines| Nutrition and Diet| Public Health and Public Safety| Quarantine| Science| Smartphones| Sports and Recreation| Technology| Viruses

Medical Notes: Week of March 22, 2020

>> March 22, 2020

It’s getting much more dangerous to walk where you’re going with pedestrian fatalities up by more than 50 percent in the last decade. Then, a report that an experimental urine test has the potential of accurately finding prostate cancer while eliminating false positives. And finally, is your smartphone giving you a headache?

topics: Cancer Treatment and Research| News and Headlines| Public Health and Public Safety| Research and Clinical Trials| Smartphones| Technology

Medical Notes: Week of September 1, 2019

>> September 1, 2019

Death rates due to heart failure have been increasing since 2012 despite improvements in medicine and surgery. Then, Binge drinking is often seen as a problem among college students and 20-somethings… but a study in the journal of the American Geriatrics Society finds that a lot of senior citizens binge drink, too. Then, ACL tears have traditionally been …

topics: Aging and the Elderly| Alcohol Use and Abuse| American Society and Culture| Binge Drinking| Biology| College/Higher Education| Culture and the Arts| Education| Emergency Medicine and First Responders| Emergency Room| Gender and Identity| Health Care| Life Expectancy/Lifespan| News and Headlines| Prevention| Sleep| Smartphones| Sports and Recreation| Technology| Women's Health

Medical Notes: Week of August 4, 2019

>> August 4, 2019

A kid's picky eating could be a sign of autism. Then, medication dispensing limits are supposed to save money, but that may not be the case for birth control pills. Finally, shrinking screens could be distorting your view of the news.

topics: Biology| Birth Control and Contraception| Children| Children and Parenting| Communication| Economics and Finance| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Medical Research| Military, War and Veterans| News and Headlines| Nutrition and Diet| Pharmacology and Toxicology| Prescription Drugs| Reproductive Health| Research and Clinical Trials| Smartphones| Technology| Treatments
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