Video Remote Interpreting for Deaf Patients: Bridging Communication Gaps or Just a Digital Band-Aid?
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Video Remote Interpreting for Deaf Patients: Bridging Communication Gaps or Just a Digital Band-Aid?

This randomized clinical trial evaluates Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) for Deaf patients, finding that while it empowers patients to express themselves, it does not significantly improve their overall understanding of physicians, suggesting that technology alone cannot solve complex clinical communication barriers.
Scalable Telephone-Based Behavioral and Mindfulness Interventions Effectively Reduce Long-Term Loneliness in At-Risk Older Adults: Insights from the HEAL-HOA Trial
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Scalable Telephone-Based Behavioral and Mindfulness Interventions Effectively Reduce Long-Term Loneliness in At-Risk Older Adults: Insights from the HEAL-HOA Trial

The HEAL-HOA randomized clinical trial demonstrates that lay counselor-delivered telephone interventions using behavioral activation and mindfulness significantly and sustainably reduce loneliness and improve well-being among vulnerable, digitally excluded older adults over a 12-month period.
School-Based Interventions Achieve Dramatic Reduction in Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Among Indian Adolescents
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School-Based Interventions Achieve Dramatic Reduction in Ultra-Processed Food Consumption Among Indian Adolescents

A cluster-randomised trial in India demonstrates that a 6-month school-based behavioural intervention significantly reduces ultra-processed food consumption among adolescents by over 1000 Kcal/day, highlighting a scalable strategy to combat the rising burden of diet-related non-communicable diseases in low- and middle-income countries.