Category: Health
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We should look to automation to relieve the current pressures on healthcare
Automation may address these pressures in primary care, while also reconfiguring the work of staff…
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Psychology is in Crisis: And Here’s How to Fix It
It seems that in psychology and communication, as in other fields of social science, much…
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Is internet gaming as addictive as gambling? (no, suggests a new study)
New research suggests that very few of those who play internet-based video games have symptoms…
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Facts and figures or prayers and hugs: how people with different health conditions support each other online
Online support groups are one of the major ways in which the Internet has fundamentally…
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How can big data be used to advance dementia research?
As dementia is believed to be influenced by a wide range of social, environmental and…
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Unpacking patient trust in the “who” and the “how” of Internet-based health records
Key to successful adoption of Internet-based health records is how much a patient places trust…
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Can Twitter provide an early warning function for the next pandemic?
While traditional surveillance systems will remain the pillars of public health, online media monitoring has…
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Searching for a “Plan B”: young adults’ strategies for finding information about emergency contraception online
While the Internet is a valuable source of information about sexual health for young adults,…
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eHealth: what is needed at the policy level? New special issue from Policy and Internet
Policymakers wishing to promote greater choice and control among health system users should take account…