For teens who want to stop vaping nicotine, an interactive text message program was found to be effective at helping them quit. The anonymous program begins with this message: “Ready to quit? Text the ...

Perry Village government is aiming to enhance communication with its residents by implementing a new text messaging program. The village will be using TextMyGov, a smart-texting system designed for ...

BOSTON - A text messaging program could help teens walk away from e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes, which are highly addictive, are the most common tobacco products used by teens. In fact, up to 10% of high ...

A study at four Pittsburgh-area UPMC hospitals reveals a text message-based intervention can help promote healthy alcohol consumption practices in young adults. Researchers divided the study ...

Text messages and other online feedback can help prevent obesity in very young children, a new study demonstrates. Kids had a healthier weight-for-height growth curve during their first two years if ...

The University of Chicago Medicine saw improvements in gylcemic control, user satisfaction and resource utilization after implementing a text message-based monitoring program for the organization’s ...

UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Pennsylvania partnered with Voxiva to launch two text message-based services for their Medicaid benefit plan members. Voxiva also announced this week that more than ...

Text messaging shows promise for assessing smoking status and identifying lung cancer screening eligibility, particularly among middle-aged, educated individuals with medium or high income. However, a ...

As retailers rely more heavily on messaging, new challenges are creating friction. Efforts to combat scam texts and tighten ...

Jeannette residents can now sign up for the city’s new text message program that was approved by council this month. Anyone who wants to join should email their name and cell phone number to ...