Phone App Reduces Suicide Among High-Risk Patients

• Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
• August 13, 2025
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 13, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A mobile smartphone app can help reduce the risk of death among people at high risk for suicide, a new study says.

The app, called OTX-202, reduced suicide attempts by 58% among a large group of recently discharged psychi...

Early Smartphone Access Harms Developing Minds, Study Warns

• HealthDay Reporter
• Dennis Thompson
• July 22, 2025
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TUESDAY, June 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Care about your kid’s well being?

Then best not give them a smartphone until they’re a full-fledged teenager, a major new study says.

Kids given a smartphone when they were younger than 13 tend to have poo...

Teen Drivers Spend A Fifth Of The Time Looking At Their Smartphone, Study Says

• HealthDay Reporter
• Dennis Thompson
• July 3, 2025
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THURSDAY, July 3, 2025 (HealthDay News) — About a fifth of the time, a teenage driver is looking at their smartphone rather than the road or their rearview, a new study says.

Teen drivers spend an average 21% of each trip looking at their phone, according to result...

Smartphone App Can Track Huntington's Disease Symptoms

• HealthDay Reporter
• Dennis Thompson
• June 12, 2025
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THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Most folks tap away at their smartphone for fun, communication or information.

But such tapping may also help them track the progress of a rare degenerative brain disease, researchers say.

Five simple smartphone-meas...