Performance of mental health chatbot agents in detecting and managing suicidal ideation
Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 27;15(1):31652. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-17242-4. ABSTRACT Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies sparked a rapid development of smartphone applications designed to help individuals experiencing mental health problems through an AI-powered chatbot agent. However, the safety of such agents when dealing with individuals experiencing a mental health crisis, including suicidal crisis, has not been […]
Cultural Racism and Population Health: Evidence from Mortality and Life Expectancy Analyses
Racism is a deeply ingrained system of prejudicial patterns and behaviours that permeates every aspect of society. It exerts a multifaceted and generational influence on health that is difficult to eliminate. Over the past century, substantial empirical evidence has demonstrated how racism adversely affects the health and well-being of Black Americans. Interpersonal racism occurs when […]
Beyond the Usual: SRA-Negative HIT Challenges in LVAD Therapy
Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a prothrombotic adverse drug reaction caused by the development of anti-platelet factor 4 4-heparin (PF4/H) antibodies, which trigger platelet activation, immune-mediated elimination, and thrombosis. The characteristic manifestation of HIT is thrombocytopenia accompanied by new-onset thrombosis. HIT presents a complex diagnostic issue, as there is no single test that has both high […]
An EHR-Based Intervention to Support Parental Tobacco Cessation in Pediatric Primary Care: eCEASE
Quitting smoking provides major health and family advantages, including an average gain of 10 additional years of life, decreased pregnancy complications, and decreased exposure to second-hand smoke. These improvements result in fewer school absences, reduced child health risks, and fewer developmental delays, as well as improved family finances. Pediatric practices offer important opportunities for intervention, […]
PeerOnCall: Evaluating Implementation of App-Based Peer Support in Canadian Public Safety Organizations
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Aug 13;22(8):1269. doi: 10.3390/ijerph22081269. ABSTRACT Public safety personnel (PSP), including correctional workers, firefighters, paramedics, police, and public safety communicators, are at increased risk for posttraumatic stress injury, yet face barriers in receiving timely support. Mobile health (mHealth) applications (apps) offer promising avenues for confidential, on-demand access to relevant […]
Participatory Development of Digital Innovations for Health Promotion Among Older Adults: Qualitative Insights on Individual, Contextual, and Technical Factors
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Aug 21;22(8):1311. doi: 10.3390/ijerph22081311. ABSTRACT Location-based games offer innovative approaches for health promotion among older adults, but their effectiveness depends on understanding complex contextual factors beyond technological design. In our study, we aimed to adapt a location-based game in the form of a smartphone application which originally targeted […]
Enhancing Sensitivity of Commercial Gold Nanoparticle-Based Lateral Flow Assays: A Comparative Study of Colorimetric and Photothermal Approaches
Sensors (Basel). 2025 Aug 8;25(16):4904. doi: 10.3390/s25164904. ABSTRACT Lateral flow assays (LFAs) are extensively utilized in point-of-care diagnostics due to their affordability, simplicity, and rapid time-to-results. However, their low sensitivity remains a significant limitation, particularly for detecting foodborne pathogens at concentrations below regulatory thresholds. This study evaluated two distinct sensing modalities-photothermal speckle imaging and colorimetric […]
Real-Time Detection of Distracted Walking Using Smartphone IMU Sensors with Personalized and Emotion-Aware Modeling
Sensors (Basel). 2025 Aug 14;25(16):5047. doi: 10.3390/s25165047. ABSTRACT This study introduces GaitX, a real-time pedestrian behavior recognition system that leverages only the built-in sensors of a smartphone eliminating the need for external hardware. The system is capable of detecting abnormal walking behavior, such as using a smartphone while walking, regardless of whether the device is […]
Machine Learning-Based Assessment of Parkinson’s Disease Symptoms Using Wearable and Smartphone Sensors
Sensors (Basel). 2025 Aug 9;25(16):4924. doi: 10.3390/s25164924. ABSTRACT This study explores the use of machine learning models to assess the severity of Parkinson’s disease symptoms based on data from wearable and smartphone sensors. It presents models to predict the severities of individual symptoms-tremor, bradykinesia, stiffness, and dyskinesia-as well as the overall state of patients, using […]
Three-Dimensional Printed Stimulating Hybrid Smart Bandage
Sensors (Basel). 2025 Aug 16;25(16):5090. doi: 10.3390/s25165090. ABSTRACT The treatment of chronic wounds and pressure sores is an important challenge in the context of public health and the effectiveness of patient treatment. Therefore, new methods are being developed to reduce or, in extreme cases, to initiate and conduct the wound healing process. This article presents […]
