smoking cessation
Also, a Māori public health organisation develops a new tool to bring timely COVID-19-related information to Māori people.
Participants reported being more confident and had improved self-efficacy to stop smoking after completing the preliminary intervention.
WHO's new anti-tobacco program pairs AI 'virtual health worker' with nicotine replacement treatments
The Access Initiative for Quitting Tobacco and will first be piloted in Jordan.
Sharecare will now be able to offer MindSciences programs focused on smoking cessation, binge eating and stress.
Carrot's Pivot program consists of an app, an FDA-cleared carbon monoxide breathalyzer, human coaching and pharmacotherapy encouragement.
The free game evokes inflamed organs, tar-filled pits and other jarring imagery to drive home its metaphor for smoking's side effects.
The company said its new investment will fuel commercialization of its Pivot program, which consists of an app, a connected carbon monoxide breathalyzer and other resources.
Previously focused on erecticle dysfunction, Ro is using its latest funding to work on a multipronged smoking cessation platform.