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JMIR Publications published “Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging During Childbirth to Demonstrate Fetal Head Moldability and Brain Compression: Prospective Cohort Study“ in their journal JMIR Formative Research, which mentions that improvements in risk assessment and anticipatory interventions are constantly needed. The birthing process is difficult to assess using simple imaging technology because the maternal bony pelvis and fetal skeleton interfere with visualizing the soft tissues. Polygonal meshes for each part of the fetal body were used to study fetal head moldability and brain compression. In this case, observable brain shape deformation demonstrated that brain compression had occurred and was not necessarily well tolerated by the fetus.Read More →

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JMIR Publications published “Clinical Utility of a Digital Therapeutic Intervention in Indian Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: 12-Week Prospective Single-Arm Intervention Study” in JMIR Diabetes, which reported that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) that have elevated levels of blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin are at higher risk of macro- and microvascular complications. The aim of this study was to examine the clinical utility of a digital therapeutic intervention (DTI) as an add-on therapy to achieve glycemic control in patients with T2DM. This was a 12-week prospective, single-arm digital intervention study in patients with T2DM receiving regular antidiabetic treatment. The outcome measures of theRead More →

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JMIR Publications is pleased to announce the expansion of their journal portfolio with JMIR Neurotechnology (JNT) a gold open access, peer-reviewed journal focused on the intersection between clinical neuroscience and technology to prevent, diagnose, and treat neurological disorders. This journal was launched due to the fact that advances in many domains are providing valuable contributions, ranging from new findings from basic research aimed at unraveling applied behavioral approaches to improve neurological functions and health-related quality of life such as mindfulness and meditation training anchored in novel neurotechnology that provide both scientists and patients with new tools for research and treatment. In this context, the journalRead More →

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Source: Huma Therapeutics Ltd Copyright: The Authors URL: https://www.jmir.org/2023/1/e4060 License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) More than 90% of 2524 participants invited to join a fully remote COVID-19 study, conducted by Cambridge researchers, downloaded and registered on the study app [1]. Approximately 75% of participants completed digital biomarker assessments such as resting heart rate, temperature, and oxygen saturation at least once per week [1]. Participants were aged 45-70 years and took part for an average of 8 months [1]. LONDON, January 13, 2023. Today, Huma Therapeutics Limited (“Huma”), a leading global digital health company, announced the results of a new study in collaboration with the MedicalRead More →

04 January
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Source: Pexels Copyright: Ivan Samkov URL: https://www.pexels.com/photo/cold-healthy-people-woman-6436258/ License: Public Domain (CC0) Precompetitive collaboration forming to address root causes of health inequity and financial toxicity in cancer Boston, MA, January 4, 2023 –Today, results from the joint Digital Medicine Society (DiMe) and Moffitt Cancer Center roundtable, “Advancing Digital Health Innovation to Improve the Lives of Cancer Patients,” were published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. Health care delivery and clinical research are becoming increasingly digitized, driven by the pursuit of improved access, equity, efficiency, and effectiveness. However, progress to date has not been equally distributed, and digital innovation in oncology is lagging behind other areas. ThisRead More →

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JMIR Publications published “Continuous Glucose Monitoring With Low-Carbohydrate Nutritional Coaching to Improve Type 2 Diabetes Control: Randomized Quality Improvement Program” in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, which had the aim of comparing changes in HbA1c levels between patients with suboptimally controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) who were offered the opportunity to use an intermittently viewed continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and receive personalized low-carbohydrate nutrition counseling versus those who received usual care. Included participants (“individuals with HbA1c>7.5%…who were medically eligible for tighter glycemic control”) were split into 2 groups: usual care–high risk (UC-HR) and enhanced care (EC)–HR. The primary outcome was the mean changeRead More →

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JMIR Publications recently published “Partisan Differences in Legislators’ Discussion of Vaccination on Twitter During the COVID-19 Era: Natural Language Processing Analysis” in JMIR Infodemiology.  The aims of this study were: To evaluate vaccine-related tweets posted by state and federal legislators during the COVID-19 era and to describe the content of these tweets; To examine the differences in vaccine-related tweet content between Democrats and Republicans; and To quantify partisan differences in vaccine-related communication. These authors abstracted all vaccine-related tweets produced by state and federal legislators between February 1, 2020, and December 11, 2020. They used latent Dirichlet allocation to define the tweet topics and used descriptiveRead More →

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JMIR Publications published “A Revised Hippocratic Oath for the Era of Digital Health” in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, which argues that the Hippocratic Oath, which contains a set of ethical rules designed to guide physicians through their profession, should be updated to reflect the new realities of digital health and articulate updated principles that govern the practice of modern medicine. The original Hippocratic Oath still embodies ideals that are timely and relevant even in the 21st century: To treat patients to the best of one’s ability To preserve a patient’s privacy To faithfully teach the art of medicine to the next generation DespiteRead More →

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Source: Adobe Stock Copyright: jovannig URL: https://stock.adobe.com/ca/images/caregiving-nurse-happy-with-elder-patient-in-hospital-bed/125717222 License: Licensed by JMIR The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston UTMB Media Hotline: 409-772-NEWS (6397) Please Note: Our studio is equipped with a technology that enables us to transmit live or taped HD or SD video over the Internet.  For video interviews, contact us at 409-772-6397. Contact Dizhi Marlow at 409-747-0794 or dgmarlow@utmb.edu For Immediate Release: December 7, 2022 Key Point UTMB researchers developed machine learning methods that can automatically find conditions that frequently go together in national level data, and used them to predict the risk of a patient in the clinic, and for designing targetedRead More →

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Source: Freepik Copyright: freepik URL: https://www.freepik.com/free-photo/young-boy-playing-computer_12500835.htm License: Licensed by JMIR Almost one-third of students reported spending at least 3.5 hours each day playing games. Most of these “heavy” gamers did not report any well-being issues, with nearly half reporting better well-being than those who play games to a lesser extent or not at all. A small proportion (1 in 12 students) reported low well-being and loss of control over gaming. They were more likely to be female and mobile phone gamers with a history of aggressive behavior, anxiety, or experience of abuse. A new study published by University of Oxford researchers in the open-access journalRead More →