Despite HHS finding favorable outcomes, GAO disagrees, claiming the earlier assessments are unreliable due to methodological flaws. In other news: some common sweeteners can increase the risk of early ...

The World Bank’s 2025 report by Roberto Mezzina advocates for a global shift from institutional to community-based, ...

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HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants every American using a wearable health device within four years. But is that goal worthwhile — and attainable? Health system leaders told Becker’s that it’s a ...

Digital technology may be on the verge of ‘breaking out’ for schizophrenia treatment, but numerous questions will need to be answered about scalability and costs, experts say.

I found myself pouring my heart out, not to a human, but to a chatbot named Wysa on my phone. It nodded - virtually - asked ...

Welcome back! This is the 5th installment of me writing about my weight loss journey with the App. After my friend Prasad ...

Mental health chatbots promise therapy at your fingertips, but can AI ease anxiety and depression, or are we confusing conversation with care?

When COVID arrived early in 2020, pandemic restrictions made in-person mental health care difficult or impossible. Both therapists and patients had to adapt almost overnight. For many in the field, it ...

Digital media use measures included social media, screen time, and digital media addiction. Mental health measures were grouped into conceptually similar dimensions, such as well-being, ill-being, ...

The assessment of mental health within modern healthcare systems has become increasingly complex, particularly when implemented on IoT-supported platforms. This paper explores the potential of a ...