Real-Time Symptom Ratings Using Ecological Momentary Assessment Versus Traditional Questionnaires in #patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Observational Study Background: Questionnaires assessing symptoms in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) rely on retrospective reporting, introducing recall bias and missing symptom variability. Ecological momentary assessment (EMA) addresses these limitations by capturing real-time symptom data. Objective: The aim of this study was to compare EMA symptom ratings with traditional questionnaires in #patients with COPD. Methods: A subsample from the FAntasTIGUE study rated symptoms using questionnaires (visual analog scale, modified #medical #research Council Dyspnea Scale, Physical Activity Rating Scale-Dyspnea Questionnaire, Checklist Individual Strength-subscale Subjective Fatigue, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and COPD Assessment Test) and EMA. Participants rated breathlessness, fatigue, anxiety, and energy level on a 7-point Likert scale during 8 random EMA prompts daily for 5 days. Results: Among 54 participants (mean age 67, SD 7 y; forced expiratory volume in 1 s 53%, SD 20% predicted; n=35, 65% men), the EMA response rate was 76.1%. EMA scores were moderately to strongly correlated with questionnaire scores (=0.49-0.78, all

New JMIR MedInform: Real-Time Symptom Ratings Using Ecological Momentary Assessment Versus Traditional Questionnaires in #patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Observational Study

Acceptance, Perceived Usefulness, and Data Sharing in Mobile Health Apps Among #Patients With Breast #Cancer: Cross-Sectional Survey #Study Background: Mobile health (mHealth) apps promise to enhance #Patient empowerment, enable real-time health monitoring, and support self-management. #Patients with breast #Cancer stand to benefit particularly from these capabilities, given the demanding pre- and posttreatment procedures they face. However, the effective adoption of these tools is challenged by issues including accessibility, usability limitations, and privacy concerns. Objective: This #Study aimed to investigate the current usage behavior and attitudes toward mHealth apps among #Patients with breast #Cancer in Germany, focusing on acceptance, usefulness, empowerment, and data-sharing. Specifically, we aimed to identify the incentives and barriers influencing use and the intention to use mHealth apps at the time of this writing to guide their further implementation and use. Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted between November 2023 and June 2024 using a structured questionnaire developed in German. Participants with a self-reported breast #Cancer diagnosis were recruited via university hospital channels, #Patient associations, and social media. Topics included technology and health app usage, perceived usefulness, personal empowerment, and attitudes toward data sharing. The survey comprised both closed- and open-ended questions to capture quantitative patterns and qualitative insights into participants’ experiences and perspectives. Results: We collected responses from 90 participants with breast #Cancer. Participants demonstrated high engagement with #digital technology; 97% (87/90) reported daily smartphone use, and 70% (63/90) owned a smartwatch or fitness tracker. Approximately 67% (60/90) of respondents had used health apps in the past year, with many relying on general fitness and lifestyle apps to support their health management. Most participants (62/90, 69%) indicated that health apps contribute to a better understanding of their personal health. Health apps were generally perceived as useful, with users highlighting their ability to provide continuous support and timely, reliable health information (n=31). This, in turn, was seen as instrumental in promoting self-management and empowerment. Respondents also showed a conditional willingness to share personal health data for research, particularly when clear benefits for treatment advancements were evident (n=82). Nonetheless, concerns were raised regarding data privacy, app usability, the need for multiple apps to cover all necessary features, and the potential increase in fear of illness (cyberchondria). Conclusions: The findings underscore the potential of mHealth apps to empower #Patients with breast #Cancer by improving health literacy and supporting self-management. To maximize their impact, future #digital health tools must align closely with #Patient needs by incorporating adaptive, interactive features and integrating seamlessly with clinical care. Addressing key barriers—particularly data privacy and usability issues—is essential for broader adoption. Longitudinal studies are warranted to evaluate the long-term effects of health app usage on #Patient empowerment, quality of life, and clinical outcomes.

New in JMIR Cancer: Acceptance, Perceived Usefulness, and Data Sharing in Mobile Health Apps Among #Patients With Breast #Cancer: Cross-Sectional Survey #Study

Coming to a #doctor visit can feel like one is not in control- it can be illuminating how #patients cope.
#pedsky #graphicmedicine

📣 On #WorldHealthDay, the EHC calls on EU policymakers to get the #EUBiotechAct right — with #Patients with #BleedingDisorders at the centre, real-world evidence & cross-border #ClinicalTrials. #StandWithScience 👉 buff.ly/rQxzkpz

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The Anachronism Of Tenure Tenure [ten-yer] noun:  Guaranteed permanent employment, especially as a teacher or lecturer, after a probationary period. In academic medicine, the ultimate professional achievement is tenure. But…

I'm not sure what to think about the fact that there are #tenure faculty at #medicalschools who don't see #patients or do #research at all making >$200k when I may not even hit six figures #salary this calendar year (may end <$100k) and still working clinically 5-10 shifts/month

Multi-Turn LLM-Based Conversational Agents for #Patients with #Cancer and Caregivers: A Scoping Review Date Submitted: Mar 26, 2026. Open Peer Review Period: Apr 2, 2026 - May 28, 2026.

Reminder>> Multi-Turn LLM-Based Conversational Agents for #Patients with #Cancer and Caregivers: A Scoping Review (preprint) #openscience #PeerReviewMe #PlanP

' #Patients & #health-workers NEED to be able to TRUST that systems handling THEIR most SENSITIVE #data are run in the #Public-interest–NOT by a #GenocidalSpyTech-company whose (NON)values are fundamentally at odds with #NHS principles!'

#KickPalantirOUT of #NHS👇
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Opinion | The Most Honest Health Conversations May Be Those the Law Doesn't Protect It's time for a federal privacy protection rule built for consumer health AI

Why do #HIPAA #privacy protections need be extended further? Because #patients sharing #healthcare info in more ways than before. #Chatbot, especially general ones like #ChatGPT, can't solve issues, but trust being placed there (for better or worse). www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

Don’t put off treatment during doctors’ strike, NHS tells patients! #news #worldnews #nhs #strikes #healthcare #doctors #wages #patients

Post-discharge nurse-led rehabilitation to improve functional activity and community participation among post-stroke #Patients in Bangladesh: #Protocol for a #RCT #ClinicalTrial Date Submitted: Apr 1, 2026. Open Peer Review Period: Apr 1, 2026 - May 27, 2026.

Post-discharge nurse-led rehabilitation to improve functional activity and community participation among post-stroke #Patients in Bangladesh: #Protocol for a #RCT #ClinicalTrial (preprint) #openscience #PeerReviewMe #PlanP

‘Walking on eggshells’: How Trump is managing his delicate China truce What President Donald Trump wants most out of his next visit to China isn’t a fight.

‘Walking on eggshells’: How Trump is managing his delicate China truce - Politico

#trade uk #negotiations #patients #americas

#Wearable Heart Rate Variability-Derived Passive Biomarkers for #Cancer Symptom Screening in #Hospitalized #Patients: Prospective Observational #Study Date Submitted: Mar 29, 2026. Open Peer Review Period: Apr 1, 2026 - May 27, 2026.

Reminder>> #Wearable Heart Rate Variability-Derived Passive Biomarkers for #Cancer Symptom Screening in #Hospitalized #Patients: Prospective Observational #Study (preprint) #openscience #PeerReviewMe #PlanP

In#Patients’ Preferences for Online #Medical Consultation: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment in China Date Submitted: Mar 31, 2026. Open Peer Review Period: Apr 1, 2026 - May 27, 2026.

Reminder>> In#Patients’ Preferences for Online #Medical Consultation: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment in China (preprint) #openscience #PeerReviewMe #PlanP

When your #patients are sophisticated enough to follow you online but not savvy enough to get what you do. #meded #graphicmedicine

Artificial saliva made from sugarcane protein protects teeth from acid and decay Scientists have created an artificial saliva using a sugarcane protein that can protect teeth and fight bacteria. The key ingredient, CANECPI-5, binds directly to enamel, forming a shield against…

"The key ingredient, CANECPI-5, binds directly to #enamel, forming a shield against #acids that cause decay..The innovation could be especially life-changing for #cancer #patients who lose #saliva production after treatment.": buff.ly/OOwNNST

via sciencedaily
#ToothDecay #OralMedicine #MedSky

💌Dear Nineveh! 🎙️ASK NINI: HOW Are You Still Single??? REDUX #Transition #Transgender #TransWoman #Trans #Dating #Patients #Relationships #BreakUps #Lessons

CBD Supports Weight Recovery for Anorexia Patients Clinical trial participants saw "significant increase in BMI"

"Study participants who consumed CBD acknowledged no serious side effects and experienced “a significant increase in BMI over time compared to the placebo group.”"
#CBD #Cannabidiol #Anorexia #AnorexiaNervosa #Patients #BMI #THC #WeightGain #Weight #Placebo @normlorg.bsky.social

Patient perspectives about deployment of artificial intelligence decision support tools in a safety-net healthcare system AbstractObjectives. To assess patient awareness, trust, perceived benefits, and risks of artificial intelligence (AI) in clinical care within an urban safe

"Participants emphasized #transparency (92%), clinician oversight (82%), and validation as critical to trust. #Patients view clinical #AI favorably but demand transparency and clinician involvement." academic.oup.com/jamiaopen/ar...

#MedSky #ArtificialIntelligence #PatientExperience #DigitalHealth

Multi-Turn LLM-Based Conversational Agents for #Patients with #Cancer and Caregivers: A Scoping Review Date Submitted: Mar 26, 2026. Open Peer Review Period: Apr 2, 2026 - May 28, 2026.

Multi-Turn LLM-Based Conversational Agents for #Patients with #Cancer and Caregivers: A Scoping Review (preprint) #openscience #PeerReviewMe #PlanP

Hospitals lost over $48B from claims denials, uncollected bills | TechTarget Revenue leakage worsened for hospitals in 2025, as payers denied more claims and bad debt increased significantly, according to a new report.

#Hospitals reportedly losing significant #revenue from claim denials and #patients not paying bills. Doesn't touch on whether the amounts are accurate or the underlying pricing. Easy to see problems when not looking for all factors. www.techtarget.com/revcyclemana...

Big Pharma's Global Bribery Schemes Exposed In today's episode we're diving into the hidden world of pharmaceutical bribery and its impact on global health. Drawing from official OECD reports, we explore how major drug companies use sham studies, lavish gifts, and offshore shell companies to influence doctors and government officials. These systemic practices do more than just inflate costs; they distort medical decisions and can put patient safety at risk. We examine why over $1.1 billion in sanctions may still be viewed by firms as a mere cost of doing business and what reforms are needed to protect public trust in medicine. References: https://doi.org/10.1017/jme.2026.10237%20https://usrtk.org/healthwire/pharma-bribery-corrupts-health-care-puts-patients-at-risk/ Support our work. Make a small donation. This removes any advertisements and help us continue bringing more interesting topics and confronting mainstream narrative on health. Click the Link to support us: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/foodnourish-deep-dives--6602003/support

📣 New Podcast! "Big Pharma's Global Bribery Schemes Exposed" on @Spreaker #accountability #bribery #compliance #corporate #corruption #ethics #fraud #global #health #healthcare #kickbacks #litigation #medicine #oecd #patients #pharma #regulation #safety #sanctions #transparency

Opioid-related Drug-Drug Interactions and Harm to #Hospitalized #Patients: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort #Study Date Submitted: Mar 29, 2026. Open Peer Review Period: Mar 30, 2026 - May 25, 2026.

Reminder>> Opioid-related Drug-Drug Interactions and Harm to #Hospitalized #Patients: A Retrospective Multicenter Cohort #Study (preprint) #openscience #PeerReviewMe #PlanP

The effect of adding visual summaries to data visualizations on patient judgments of hypertension control AbstractObjectives. To test the impact of visual summaries of blood pressure (BP) data (eg, stoplight and gradient displays), within the context of a patie

"...simplified verbal summaries alone are effective in helping #patients extract important gist information (i.e., “I am above my goal”) from noisy personal health data." academic.oup.com/jamiaopen/ar...

#MedSky #CardioSky #PatientExperience #HealthLiteracy #PublicHealth #HealthCommunication

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I’m all for lower drug prices, but this will hurt #patients most.

#Trump sets 100% #drug #tariffs on companies that haven’t lowered prices
Makers of patented #pharmaceuticals can escape the import tax by agreeing to join Trump’s “most favored nation” program to reduce US drug […]

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Longitudinal omics reveals immune repertoire remodeling in myasthenia gravis patients post-tacrolimus therapy - Genes & Immunity Genes & Immunity - Longitudinal omics reveals immune repertoire remodeling in myasthenia gravis patients post-tacrolimus therapy

🔥 #Clinical #Research #Alert
Longitudinal #omics reveals #immune #repertoire remodeling in #myasthenia #gravis #patients post-tacrolimus #therapy

@springernature.com #Genes & #immunity
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#Wearable Heart Rate Variability-Derived Passive Biomarkers for #Cancer Symptom Screening in #Hospitalized #Patients: Prospective Observational #Study Date Submitted: Mar 29, 2026. Open Peer Review Period: Apr 1, 2026 - May 27, 2026.

#Wearable Heart Rate Variability-Derived Passive Biomarkers for #Cancer Symptom Screening in #Hospitalized #Patients: Prospective Observational #Study (preprint) #openscience #PeerReviewMe #PlanP

In#Patients’ Preferences for Online #Medical Consultation: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment in China Date Submitted: Mar 31, 2026. Open Peer Review Period: Apr 1, 2026 - May 27, 2026.

In#Patients’ Preferences for Online #Medical Consultation: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment in China (preprint) #openscience #PeerReviewMe #PlanP

Monoclonal #antibodies from #COVID19 convalescent #patients target cryptic epitopes for broad #SARS-CoV-2 #neutralization

Monoclonal #antibodies from #COVID19 convalescent #patients target cryptic epitopes for broad #SARS-CoV-2 #neutralization, etidiohnew.blogspot.com/2026/04/mono...

Hospitals in England offered unlimited bonuses for taking patients off waiting lists Exclusive: Cap on payments for patients removed from lists scrapped amid warnings about waits for cancer care

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' #Hospitals in #England are being OFFERED UNLIMITED bonus PAYMENTS to REMOVE #Patients from their WAITING LISTS!The strategy is likely to raise concerns among patient charities that SOME PEOPLE may be WRONGLY REMOVED.
And end-up on a TROLLEY in a #Corridor!
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...