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09/01/2022

Freakin’ Cool Tech: Rytek

Article Excerpt: RyTek Medical of Lebanon continues to find new ways to improve biomedical devices, having already found success in the areas of traumatic brain injury monitoring, early stroke detection, cancer sensing and imaging, and now dental surgery guidance through the use of bioimpedance-based medical technologies… Ryan Halter, founder and CEO of RyTek, and an associate professor of engineering at Dartmouth College, says he was approached by a dental surgeon who wanted Halter and his academic lab to tackle the challenge of providing feedback during surgery.

Full Article: https://tinyurl.com/276tuxfm

Article Source: Business NH

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05/21/2021

Using artificial intelligence and longitudinal location data to differentiate persons who develop posttraumatic stress disorder following childhood trauma

Lekkas D, Jacobson N. (2021). Using artificial intelligence and longitudinal location data to differentiate persons who develop posttraumatic stress disorder following childhood trauma. Scientific Reports. 11(1): 10303. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-89768-2

Researchers examined the efficacy of using time-anchored Global Positioning System (GPS) location data to detect post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnostic status among women (ages 18–65 years) who had experienced child abuse (n = 185). Read More

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01/29/2021

The COVID-19 pandemic: The ‘black swan’ for mental health care and a turning point for e-health

Wind T, Rijkeboer M, Andersson G, Riper H. (2020). The COVID-19 pandemic: The ‘black swan’ for mental health care and a turning point for e-health. 20: 100317. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2020.100317

In this editorial, researchers define the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on global mental health care as a “black swan” moment: an improbable event with significant consequences. Read More

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12/04/2020

Technological Innovations in Addiction Treatment

Budney A, Borodovsky J, Marsch L, Lord S. Technological Innovations in Addiction Treatment. In: Danovitch I, Mooney LJ eds. The Assessment and Treatment of Addiction: Best Practices and New Frontiers. St. Louis, Missouri: Elsevier; 2019:75-90. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-54856-4.00005-5

In this chapter, researchers reviewed the state-of-the-science for digital approaches to treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs), highlighting validated interventions and considerations for implementation. Read More

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11/06/2020

Implementing technology-supported care for depression and alcohol use disorder in primary care in Colombia: Preliminary findings

Torrey W, Cepeda M, Castro S, et al. (2020). Implementing technology-supported care for depression and alcohol use disorder in primary care in Colombia: Preliminary findings. Psychiatric Services. 71(7): 678-683. doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.201900457

A multi-national and multi-disciplinary team of researchers implemented and evaluated implementation outcomes of kiosk-based depression and alcohol screening and tablet-based provider decision support for adult primary care patients in two Colombian clinics (one urban, one rural). Read More

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10/30/2020

Screening for substance use in rural primary care: A qualitative study of providers and patients

Saunders E, Moore S, Gardner T, et al. (2019). Screening for substance use in rural primary care: A qualitative study of providers and patients. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 34(12): 2824-2832. doi: 10.1007/s11606-019-05232-y

Researchers recruited 22 adult patients and 43 providers from three federally qualified health centers in rural Maine to participate in a qualitative study of current practices, barriers, and recommendations for implementing substance use screening in rural primary care. Read More

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09/25/2020

Using natural language processing and sentiment analysis to augment traditional user-centered design: Development and usability study

Petersen C, Halter R, Kotz D, et al. (2020). Using Natural Language Processing and Sentiment Analysis to Augment Traditional User-Centered Design: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 8(8): e16862. doi: 10.2196/16862

Researchers developed a mobile app for a Bluetooth-connected resistance exercise band to help seniors mitigate sarcopenia (age-related loss of muscle mass) and applied natural language processing (NLP) and sentiment analysis to end-user interview data. Read More

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08/14/2020

Digitizing clinical trials

Inan O, Tenaerts P, Prindiville S. et al. (2020). Digitizing clinical trials. npj Digital Medicine. 3: 101. doi: 10.1038/s41746-020-0302-y

Through innovative technology, digital clinical trials (DCTs) have the potential to improve 3 key components of the clinical trial: recruitment and retention, data collection, and data analytics. Read More

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07/24/2020

Health-related internet use among opioid treatment patients

Masson C, Chen I, Levine J, Shopshire M, Sorensen J. (2019). Health-related internet use among opioid treatment patients. Addictive Behaviors Reports. 9: 100157. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2018.100157

Researchers surveyed 178 patients (ages 18-64) of a San Francisco methadone treatment program to examine how socioeconomically disadvantaged individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) use mobile technology and the internet. Read More

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