E-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco products among teenagers, with over two million middle and high school students reporting their use. Nicotine exposure can adversely affect memory, ...

Adolescent e-cigarette users enrolled in a free text-message-based vaping-cessation program were 35% more likely to quit 7 months later, a double-blind randomized trial showed. In the study of more ...

For new parents, life with an infant is full of highs and lows: the first smile, the first fever, the first step, and the many sleepless nights. To help with the transition to parenthood, UBC ...

Interior Health is offering a new program for expectant moms through text message. SmartMom is a free prenatal education program that will offer information timed to a woman’s pregnancy to ensure she ...

“The most interesting thing about it is we’re able to provide a message to the donors after their blood has left the building and is on its way to a hospital patient,” said Peter MacDonald, director ...

The city of New Carlisle started a new program earlier this month that will help residents find information and report issues through texting. TextMyGov, a 24/7 texting service, allows residents to ...