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Source: freepik.com; Copyright: Freepik; License: Licensed by JMIR New study introduces a comprehensive framework to guide digital health training across Canada (Toronto, September 12, 2025) As Canada’s health care system rapidly adopts digital technologies, a group of Canadian researchers is calling for a major overhaul of health professional education to ensure consistent, outcomes-based training in digital health and informatics competencies. A new article published in JMIR Medical Education by researchers at the British Columbia Institute of Technology and University of Calgary proposes using the Quintuple Aim as a national guiding framework to prioritize the digital health skills health care workers need now and in the future.Read More →

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Study shows persistent telehealth disparities among rural US populations, highlighting need for policy reform and digital health equity efforts (Toronto, September 9, 2025)  Despite the promise of telehealth to bridge rural health care gaps, a new study published by JMIR Publications in the Journal of Medical Internet Research reveals that many rural-dwelling patients in the United States—especially those who are older, speak Spanish, or rely on public insurance—are still struggling to access virtual care. The study, “Video and Telephone Telehealth Use and Web-Based Patient Portal Activation Among Rural-Dwelling Patients: Retrospective Medical Record Review and Policy Implications,” examined the telehealth usage patterns of over 9300 adultsRead More →

19 August
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Study highlights the role of Zelda and Studio Ghibli in fostering exploration, calm, and purpose in life. (Toronto, August 18, 2025) A new study published in JMIR Serious Games by JMIR Publications reveals that playing the open-world video game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and watching Studio Ghibli films can significantly improve young people’s overall happiness and sense of purpose in life. Led by researchers from Imperial College London, Kyushu Sangyo University, and Georgia State University, the exploratory randomized controlled study, titled “Effects of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Studio Ghibli Films on Young People’s Sense of Exploration,Read More →

19 August
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Classic fairy tales may shield people from the negative impact of internet browsing, new study finds. (Toronto, August 19, 2025) Reading a Grimm fairy tale like “Hansel and Gretel” or “Little Red Riding Hood” may mitigate the negative effects of browsing the internet by creating resilience and brightening one’s outlook on life, according to a new study published in JMIR Formative Research. In the study, titled “Mitigating the Negative Effects of Internet Browsing on Young People’s Resilience and Outlook on Life Through Classic Grimm Fairy Tales: Exploratory Randomized Controlled Study,” researchers examined how internet browsing affects resilience and optimism in postgraduate students. They further exploredRead More →

29 July
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New Analysis Highlights the Transformative Power of Digital Technology in Shaping the E-Patient Era (TORONTO, ON  July 28, 2025) A new research article published in the Journal of Participatory Medicine unveils how successive waves of digital technology innovation have empowered patients, fostering a more collaborative and responsive health care system. The paper, titled “From Internet to Artificial Intelligence (Al) Bots: Symbiotic Evolutions of Digital Technologies and e-Patients,” explores the symbiotic evolution of digital health tools and the increasingly engaged e-patient. The concept of the e-patient, defined as an individual “equipped, enabled, empowered, and engaged” in their health, has been propelled forward by advancements spanning theRead More →

14 July
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Source: brainhq/PlaceItCopyright: Posit Science Corporation/PlaceItLicense: Licensed by JMIR Large Implications for Aging Research and Monitoring Abilities San Francisco, July 14, 2025 (GlobeNewswire) — A new study  shows that a novel online assessment provides a valid scientific measure of the cognitive abilities of older adults related to living independently. The self-administered assessment can be completed in 4 minutes on most internet-connected devices (eg, phones, tablets, computers) and has large implications for monitoring and improving cognitive aging. The assessment was developed by Posit Science, the maker of BrainHQ brain training exercises and assessments, and it was examined as part of a National Institutes of Health (NIH)–funded studyRead More →

07 July
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Source: www.brainhq.comCopyright: Posit Science CorporationURL: https://www.brainhq.com/why-brainhq/about-the-brainhq-exercises/attention/double-decisionLicense: Public Domain (CC0) Large Implications for Cognitive Aging and Dementia San Francisco, July 7, 2025 (GlobeNewswire) — For the first time, a study shows that a digital assessment can provide a scientific measure of acetylcholine—a key brain chemical whose decline signals the progression of cognitive impairment and Alzheimer disease. The assessment can be self-administered and completed in about 3 minutes on internet-connected devices and has big implications for cognitive aging and dementia. The assessment was developed by Posit Science, the maker of  BrainHQ brain training exercises and assessments, and was examined as part of a National Institutes of HealthRead More →

27 June
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Source: Adobe StockCopyright: DrazenURL: https://stock.adobe.com/ca/images/African-American-single-mother-with-two-kids-working-at-home./399389692License: Licensed by the authors Research from Bend Health reveals that supporting youth mental health may be one of the most overlooked solutions to caregiver burnout and lost productivity. Madison, WI (June 27, 2025) — A new study published today in JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting reveals that when youth get timely mental health care, their caregivers benefit too—reporting reduced burnout and fewer missed days at work. The findings highlight a powerful yet often overlooked truth: improving kids’ mental health has ripple effects that strengthen entire families and even workplace performance. The retrospective study, led by Bend Health, a national provider ofRead More →

13 May
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Source: OpenAI and edited by the authorsCopyright: N/A (AI-Generated Image)URL: https://www.jmir.org/2025/1/e69173/License: Public Domain (CC0) AI and epileptologists should work together for the best results, find researchers at the Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken, N.J., May 12, 2025 — Epilepsy, one of the most common neurological disorders characterized by recurrent seizures, affects over 70 million people worldwide. In the United States, about 3.4 million people live with this challenging condition. Around one-third of all epilepsy cases cannot be controlled by medications. For those patients, surgical resection of the epileptogenic zone (EZ)—an area whose removal can lead to seizure freedom (ie, a period of time when a personRead More →

29 April
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A team of Canadian researchers has developed a curriculum framework to help train future family physicians in the use of artificial intelligence (AI), addressing a critical gap in medical training as digital tools become more common in patient care. Published in JMIR Medical Education, the study, “Curriculum Framework for AI Training in Postgraduate Family Medicine Education (AIFM-ed): Mixed Methods Study,” introduces the AIFM-ed framework to guide the integration of AI into family medicine training programs.
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