America is Stressed Out- Pandemic Impact
Photo by Kat Jayne on Pexels.com Every year the American Psychological Society (APA) surveys the American public about their stress levels. Given the year we have all lived through, findings…
Food for Thought- Mood and Food
In these challenging times, your social media feed may be full of people attempting sourdough starters or generally allowing their inner chef out to play as a means of coping…
Addressing Mental Health in the Era of COVID-19
Many of us are entering week two of shelter in place orders- some have been in that reality longer, some more recently. The collective anxiety borne of the uncertainty…
Cancer- Reframing War Analogies and Why Language Matters
The good news on cancer trends is a movement toward it being a chronic disease versus a terminal diagnosis. However, in common parlance cancer of often framed around "battles"…
Deploying Apps in Primary Care – What are we Learning?
As digital health moves toward broader implementation in US Healthcare, we are beginning to see more studies published on the early experience of deployment. One aspect of import is how…
Are there Digital Phenotypes for Detecting Life Stress?
It is a rare person that cannot relate to the concept of stress, we all might define it differently given our personal experience, it might be stressful to stay upright…