BEHAVIORAL CHANGE

May 23 2025HEALTH

WhatsApp's Role in Keeping Teens on Track with HIV Meds

WhatsApp is a popular app for chatting. It is also a tool that can help young people with HIV stick to their medication routine. This is important because taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) every day is crucial for managing HIV. However, staying on track with ART can be tough for teens. They often face unique challenges that make it hard to remember to take thei...

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May 20 2025HEALTH

What Makes Kids' Obesity Programs Work?

How do you stop kids from gaining too much weight? It's a big question. Many programs try to answer it. They focus on getting kids to move more and eat better. But do these programs really work? And if they do, what makes them successful? Researchers looked at 204 different programs. They wanted to see what made some programs better than others. They found a few key...

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Apr 14 2025HEALTH

Virtual Reality Helps Teens in Trouble

Virtual reality is not just for fun and games. It is also being used to help teens with behavior problems. One program, called Street Temptations, uses virtual reality to help teens think more clearly and want to change their behavior. This program is an extra help for teens who are already in trouble with the law. It focuses on helping teens understand how other peo...

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Mar 31 2025HEALTH

Head Injuries in Older Adults: Why Behavior Matters

The emergency room often sees older adults with mild head injuries. These injuries are quite common. Doctors usually order a CT scan just because the patient is older. This is despite the fact that most of these scans show nothing serious. So, what if there was a better way to decide who needs a scan? One idea is to look at sudden changes in behavior. This migh...

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