JMIR Publications

Can fostering emotion regulation in adolescents be a better approach than bans for managing social media use? ➡️ mental.jmir.org/2024/1/e64626 #AdolescentMentalHealth #EmotionRegulation #DigitalWellbeing

New Call for Papers: Participatory Education and Methods in the Journal of Participatory Medicine. We’re seeking work that moves beyond describing participation to building and testing how co-creation actually works in health research, care, AI, and education. Public involvement isn’t optional, it’s central. 📌 Submit under “Participatory Education and Methods” via the Journal of Participatory Medicine submission portal. Learn more: jopm.jmir.org/announcements/… #ParticipatoryMedicine #CoCreation #OpenScience #PatientEngagement #HealthInnovation #JMIR

UPCOMING FREE WEBINAR alert 🚨 How is AI transforming perioperative medicine? Join Dr. Nidhi Rohatgi and Dr. Piyush Mathur for a live discussion on AI in perioperative care, from risk assessment and patient optimization to real-world OR applications and workforce readiness. 📅 May 27, 2026 ⏰ 2 PM EDT | 11:00 AM PDT | 6:00 PM GMT Register here: landingpage.jmirpublications.com/advancing-peri… #AI #HealthcareAI #PerioperativeCare #Surgery #DigitalTransformation #MedicalInnovation #JMIR #StanfordMedicine #ClevelandClinic

Congrats to Marvin Kopka, winner of the 2025 JMIR Publications Early Career Researcher Award! In JMIR Biomedical Engineering, Marvin and Markus A. Feufel found that teaching AI to reason more like humans improved healthcare advice accuracy, especially for safe self-care recommendations. Read the full article: biomedeng.jmir.org/2026/1/e88053/ #AIinHealthcare #DigitalHealth #HealthAI #MachineLearning #PromptEngineering #HealthcareInnovation #JMIR #EarlyCareerResearcher

“Bias in medical education produces bias in practice.” Theme issue guest editor Melanie Molina discusses the current call for papers in JMIR Medical Education exploring bias, gender, ethnicity, and intersectionality in health care education. We invite researchers, clinicians, and students to submit work that helps foster more inclusive health care environments. Read the details here: mededu.jmir.org/announcements/… #MedEd #HealthEquity #MedicalEducation #DEI #DigitalHealth #Intersectionality #HealthCare #EquityInMedicine #JMIR #biasinhealthcare

Can your smartwatch keep up when you’re pushing your absolute limits? Here, I summarize our research study of Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 against a chest strap during maximal-intensity treadmill testing, published in @jmirpub youtu.be/F7R7K_ZnT0s?si…

Can AI help us understand our well-being better? A new study in the JMIR Mental Health explores how explainable AI can predict well-being from lifestyle data, and why the way AI explains itself matters. Read the full paper to see what researchers found: mental.jmir.org/2026/1/e88750/ #ArtificialIntelligence #ExplainableAI #DigitalHealth #MentalHealth #WellBeing #HealthTech #MachineLearning #AIResearch

Heading to the @APApsychiatric Annual Meeting 2026? Meet @JohnTorousMD, Editor-in-Chief of JMIR Mental Health, to discuss the future of digital psychiatry, AI, and mental health research. Featured from Dr. Torous’s curated APA reading list: a JMIR Mental Health study exploring how AI may impact empathy, communication, and the therapeutic relationship in mental health care: mental.jmir.org/2025/1/e81970/ 📍 Booth #1051 🗓 Meet Dr. Torous: • Sunday, May 17 | 10 AM–12 PM • Monday, May 18 | 12 PM–2 PM #APA2026 #DigitalPsychiatry #MentalHealth #AIinHealthcare #DigitalHealth #Psychiatry #OpenScience #JMIRMentalHealth #ArtificialIntelligence

UPCOMING FREE WEBINAR alert 🚨 How is AI transforming perioperative medicine? Join Dr. Nidhi Rohatgi and Dr. Piyush Mathur for a live discussion on AI in perioperative care, from risk assessment and patient optimization to real-world OR applications and workforce readiness. 📅 May 27, 2026 ⏰ 2 PM EDT | 11:00 AM PDT | 6:00 PM GMT Register here: landingpage.jmirpublications.com/advancing-peri… #AI #HealthcareAI #PerioperativeCare #Surgery #DigitalTransformation #MedicalInnovation #JMIR #StanfordMedicine #ClevelandClinic

Can gamification support healthy aging? This review found gamified digital health interventions may improve motivation, cognitive function, physical activity, and digital literacy among older adults. Read the study to find the full results: mhealth.jmir.org/2026/1/e82368/ #JMIR #mHealth #HealthyAging #DigitalHealth #Gamification #HealthTech

Can technology reduce loneliness? A new study from @UPOlomouc found a small, non-significant overall effect, with wide variability across studies (some positive, some null, some negative). Digital interventions may support connection, but are not a universal solution. Read the full study: jmir.org/2026/1/e80059 #JMIR #DigitalHealth #Loneliness #MentalHealth #eHealth #HealthTech

JMIR Medical Education guest editor Dr. Ariela Marshall from @UMNews talks about the importance of advancing equity in medical education and health care through research, dialogue, and innovation. We invite researchers, clinicians, and students to submit work to this theme issue on inclusive health care environments. Read the call for papers here: mededu.jmir.org/announcements/… #MedEd #HealthEquity #MedicalEducation #DigitalHealth #Intersectionality #DEI #WomenInMedicine #HealthCare #JMIR

How does diabetes tech perform in ultra-endurance sport? This study finds CGM, pumps, and hybrid closed-loop systems both enable participation and add cognitive/logistical burden, with athletes developing “robustness-in-use.” Read the full study: jmir.org/2026/1/e86815 #Type1Diabetes #DigitalHealth #JMIR #DiabetesTech #EnduranceSport #HealthTech

As funding disruptions reshape clinical research in the US, what will it take to keep trials inclusive? In her latest News & Perspectives article for the Journal of Medical Internet Research, Virginia Gewin explores how funding instability may threaten progress toward more representative clinical trials—and what can be done to move inclusion efforts forward. Read more: jmir.org/2026/1/e99011 #ClinicalTrials #HealthEquity #ClinicalResearch #InclusiveResearch #DigitalHealth

Can CGM data do more than track glucose? This JMIR Diabetes review suggests CGM-derived metrics like time-in-range and glycemic variability may hold untapped potential for predicting cardiovascular risk in diabetes. The future of cardiovascular prediction may already be in the data patients generate every day. Read the full study: diabetes.jmir.org/2026/1/e89374/ #JMIR #Diabetes #CGM #CardiovascularHealth #DigitalHealth #HealthTech

Can immersive VR reshape stroke rehabilitation? A new study from an Italian research group found personalized adaptive mirror therapy using VR + myoelectric control was feasible, usable, and highly acceptable for upper-limb poststroke rehabilitation. Read the full study: rehab.jmir.org/2026/1/e81894/ #JMIR #StrokeRehab #VirtualReality #DigitalHealth #Rehabilitation #HealthTech

When people aren’t being heard, they build their own systems. A new study shows women’s health communities on Reddit follow a clear support pattern: Affirm → Scaffold → Bridge. Read the full study: formative.jmir.org/2026/1/e87782 #DigitalHealth #WomensHealth #HealthEquity #PCOS #Endometriosis #OnlineCommunities #JMIR #HealthResearch #SocialMediaHealth #PatientVoices

Could infection, antimicrobial resistance, and cancer detection one day fit in our pockets? In this JMIR News & Perspectives article, Cliff Dominy explores CRISPR-on-a-chip technologies and their potential to transform the speed, cost, and accessibility of diagnostics. Read the full story: jmir.org/2026/1/e98572 #CRISPR #Diagnostics #DigitalHealth #Biotech #PrecisionMedicine #MedTech

What counts as “treatment as usual” in digital mental health today? Join Benjamin Kaveladze and @JohnTorousMD for a webinar on how AI and online content are reshaping TAU in mental health trials. 🗓️ May 29 | 12 PM ET Register now: landingpage.jmirpublications.com/rethinking-tre… #DigitalHealth #MentalHealth #AI #DigitalPsychiatry #Psychiatry #MentalHealthResearch #ClinicalResearch #HealthTech #DigitalTherapeutics #BehavioralHealth#Research #HealthcareInnovation #JMIR

When people aren’t being heard, they build their own systems. A new study shows women’s health communities on Reddit follow a clear support pattern: Affirm → Scaffold → Bridge. Read the full study: formative.jmir.org/2026/1/e87782 #DigitalHealth #WomensHealth #HealthEquity #PCOS #Endometriosis #OnlineCommunities #JMIR #HealthResearch #SocialMediaHealth #PatientVoices

A short video explaining our findings published @jmirpub #wearables #smartwatch #exercise #energyexpenditure youtu.be/pJ4_0gmhsZc?si…