Development of an mHealth Application for Self-Management of Post-Stroke Aphasia: Protocol for Experience-Based Co-Design, User Experience Testing, Feasibility Field Test and Process Evaluation
Int J Lang Commun Disord. 2025 Nov-Dec;60(6):e70162. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.70162. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Speech and language therapy for post-stroke aphasia (language/communication impairment) improves language and communication in the short-term; however, access to therapy is limited, and effects are not always maintained. Mobile Health (mHealth) applications may support long-term therapy access and maintenance of gains. We present a […]
Evaluation of the Accuracy, Usability, and User Perspectives of the Ecological Momentary Dietary Assessment App Traqq Among Dutch Adolescents: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Study
JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Nov 11;14:e70194. doi: 10.2196/70194. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Self-reported dietary intake data are crucial in nutrition and health research; however, their accuracy is compromised by challenges such as portion size estimations, food identification, memory-related bias, social desirability bias, and reactivity bias. Dietary assessment in adolescents is particularly challenging due to irregular eating habits, […]
World’s TB Fight Faces Setback Amid Funding Gaps
Tuberculosis (TB) is recognized as one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases, claiming more than 1.2 million lives and affecting an estimated 10.7 million people over the past year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Tuberculosis Report 2025 released today. Despite notable progress in treatment, diagnosis, and innovation, persistent challenges in funding and […]
A Common Infection Turns Dangerous: EBV’s Hidden Role in Lupus
As per the recent study of Stanford Medicine, the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a common human pathogen that can control the immune system and transform infected B cells into rogue commanders that trigger widespread autoimmune attacks. William Robinson and Dr. Shady Younis conducted research and published in Science Translational Medicine, which gives strong evidence that […]
Shesha, a WhatsApp Chatbot for Linking Household Contacts to Tuberculosis Treatment or Preventive Therapy in South Africa: Design and Development
JMIR Form Res. 2025 Nov 13;9:e71793. doi: 10.2196/71793. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Literature on the development of mobile health (mHealth) tools for public health interventions is scarce. This scarcity creates a knowledge gap, and new tools may repeat the mistakes of past implementations. OBJECTIVE: In this paper, we describe the development of Shesha, a WhatsApp-based chatbot designed […]
Dynamic Assessment of Fine Motor Control and Vocalization in Parkinson Disease Through a Smartphone App: Cross-Sectional Study of Time-Severity Interaction Effects
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2025 Nov 13;13:e69028. doi: 10.2196/69028. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Parkinson disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor and nonmotor symptoms that worsen over time, significantly impacting quality of life. While clinical evaluations such as the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) are standard for assessing disease severity, they offer somewhat limited […]
Pilot Testing of a Multicomponent Cancer Pain-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy mHealth App for Patients With Advanced Cancer
JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2025 Nov;9:e2500228. doi: 10.1200/CCI-25-00228. Epub 2025 Nov 13. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Patients with advanced cancer often experience pain symptoms. Pain-cognitive behavioral therapy (pain-CBT) represents an effective psychological treatment for chronic pain, yet access remains limited. We conducted a pilot study to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a mobile health (mHealth) intervention […]
Smartphone Apps for Cardiovascular and Mental Health Care: Digital Cross-Sectional Analysis
JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2025 Nov 13;13:e63642. doi: 10.2196/63642. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The rapidly expanding digital health landscape offers innovative opportunities for improving health care delivery and patient outcomes; however, regulatory and clinical frameworks for evaluating their key features, effectiveness, and outcomes are lacking. Cardiovascular and mental health apps represent 2 prominent categories within this space. While […]
FDA Approves DARZALEX FASPRO® as First Treatment for High-Risk Smoldering Multiple Myeloma
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently approved DARZALEX FASPRO® (hyaluronidase-fihj + daratumumab) as a single medication to treat adults with high-risk smoldering multiple myeloma (HR-SMM). DARZALEX FASPRO® is marketed by Janssen Biotech, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company. It is the first and only FDA-approved treatment for HR-SMM. This approval offers an […]
Novice nurses’ experience with an ‘Attending Rounds’ clinical case mentoring model: a phenomenological study
BMJ Open. 2025 Nov 9;15(11):e104101. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-104101. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: To explore the lived experiences of novice nurses during their transition from participation in the ‘Attending Rounds’ clinical case mentoring training model to independent clinical practice, and to understand its influence on their development of clinical competence, role identity and team collaboration. DESIGN: A descriptive phenomenological […]
