Tag: Alcohol

R I Med J (2013). 2026 Sep 1;109(9):42-46.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Partial hospitalization programs (PHP) are acute psychiatric settings that commonly treat patients with active suicidal ideation (SI),...

R I Med J (2013). 2026 Sep 1;109(9):31-36.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Co-occurrence of Bipolar Disorder (BD) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) increases the risk of negative mental health...

R I Med J (2013). 2026 Sep 1;109(9):23-30.ABSTRACTPURPOSE: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals experience heightened mental health problems and substance misuse. Improved approaches to...

R I Med J (2013). 2026 Sep 1;109(9):7-12.ABSTRACTAdverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with elevated risk for substance use disorders (SUDs), yet prevailing accounts often...

J Funct Morphol Kinesiol. 2026 Aug 10;11(3):311. doi: 10.3390/jfmk11030311.ABSTRACTAddictive behaviours are associated with substantial neurobiological, psychological, and behavioural impairments. Exercise training has emerged as a...

J Stud Alcohol Drugs. 2026 Aug 26. doi: 10.15288/jsad.26-00070. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: Understanding comorbidities in alcohol-related diseases (ARD) is crucial for predicting outcomes and...

Med Sci (Basel). 2026 Aug 21;14(4):504. doi: 10.3390/medsci14040504.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Alcohol-related conditions may influence both injury patterns and in-hospital management in orthopaedic trauma. This study evaluated the...

Med Sci (Basel). 2026 Aug 19;14(4):497. doi: 10.3390/medsci14040497.ABSTRACTBackground: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is generally regarded as a relative contraindication to pancreas transplantation. Yet the effect...

J Fungi (Basel). 2026 Aug 10;12(8):593. doi: 10.3390/jof12080593.ABSTRACTYeast-assisted mixed-culture fermentations have gained attention for their ability to enhance fermentation efficiency and modulate metabolite production. There...

J Intell. 2026 Aug 1;14(8):164. doi: 10.3390/jintelligence14080164.ABSTRACTBackground: The interplay between intervention dropout and increased recidivism among men convicted of intimate partner violence (IPV) underscores the...

Geroscience. 2026 Aug 26. doi: 10.1007/s11357-026-02473-8. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDementia reflects vascular and neurodegenerative processes in late life, yet studies often examine risks and outcomes...

Neurochem Res. 2026 Aug 26;51(5):247. doi: 10.1007/s11064-026-04856-x.ABSTRACTTo investigate the effects of alcohol dependence (with high-fat) on the morphology and structure of rat hippocampal cells as...

Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2026 Aug 26. doi: 10.1007/s00787-026-03137-w. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWhile the long term adverse effects of maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy on...

Diseases. 2026 Jul 31;14(8):275. doi: 10.3390/diseases14080275.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Thiamine deficiency (TD) causes thiamine deficiency disorders (TDDs) which are frequently overlooked in food-secure countries such as the United...

Drug Alcohol Rev. 2026 Sep;45(6):e70243. doi: 10.1111/dar.70243.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Taxation of alcohol is an important policy instrument to combat the ill-effects of excessive alcohol consumption and raise...

Int J Psychiatry Clin Pract. 2026 Aug 25:1-7. doi: 10.1080/13651501.2026.2722063. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Due to shared oxytocin pathways in impulsivity and alcohol use disorder...

Am J Case Rep. 2026 Aug 25;27:e952980. doi: 10.12659/AJCR.952980.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND Several Capnocytophaga species exist, some predominantly colonizing the human oral cavity and others residing in feline...

J Tradit Chin Med. 2026 Aug;46(4):788-797. doi: 10.19852/j.cnki.jtcm.2026.04.002.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVES: To elucidate the hepatoprotective mechanism of berberine (BBR) against alcohol-induced liver injury.METHODS: Chronic and acute alcohol-induced liver...

Food Sci Nutr. 2026 Aug 24;14(8):e72268. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.72268. eCollection 2026 Aug.ABSTRACTDeveloping probiotic plant-based products with high probiotic count, functionality, and sensory appeal remains challenging. In...

Front Cell Infect Microbiol. 2026 Aug 10;16:1740163. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2026.1740163. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTMetabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) has become the most common chronic liver disease worldwide,...

Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2026 Aug 10;17:1797826. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2026.1797826. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTPolyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) is a common endocrine-metabolic disorder in reproductive-aged women, characterized by clinical...

Nurse Pract. 2026 Sep 1;51(9):20-30. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000000000000471. Epub 2026 Aug 25.ABSTRACTRenamed from nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in 2023, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is...

Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2026 Aug 25;11(1):344. doi: 10.1038/s41392-026-02816-z.ABSTRACTMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) affects over 1 billion people globally, yet the role of trace...

Food Res Int. 2026 Oct 31;242(Pt 4):120189. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2026.120189. Epub 2026 Jul 27.ABSTRACTMalolactic fermentation (MLF) plays a key role in regulating acidity, microbial stability, and...

Food Res Int. 2026 Oct 31;242(Pt 4):120161. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2026.120161. Epub 2026 Jul 24.ABSTRACTSorghum, the principal raw material for Baijiu fermentation, plays a key role in...

Food Res Int. 2026 Oct 31;242(Pt 4):120120. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2026.120120. Epub 2026 Jul 21.ABSTRACTBlueberry wine suffers from concurrent losses of color and aroma volatiles during bottle...

Food Res Int. 2026 Oct 31;242(Pt 5):120183. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2026.120183. Epub 2026 Aug 1.ABSTRACTTo elucidate the succession patterns and functional characteristics of microbial community during the...

Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2026 Aug 24:1-10. doi: 10.1080/00952990.2026.2717201. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBackground: Contingency management (CM) is a psychosocial treatment used to improve socially...

Rev Recent Clin Trials. 2026 Aug 6. doi: 10.2174/0115748871477574260803112949. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Metabolic disorders, including obesity, type 2 diabetes (T2D), metabolic syndrome, Non-Alcoholic Fatty...

Mycotoxin Res. 2026 Aug 24;42(4):62. doi: 10.1007/s12550-026-00674-w.ABSTRACTThe use of contaminated cereals in fermentation processes can elicit a marked response from yeasts in the presence of...

Cureus. 2026 Jul 23;18(7):e113222. doi: 10.7759/cureus.113222. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTPancreatogenic diabetes mellitus (type 3c diabetes mellitus, T3cDM) is an underrecognized form of secondary diabetes resulting from...

Gut. 2026 Aug 21:gutjnl-2026-339656. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2026-339656. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is a major global health burden with no approved targeted therapies....

Food Res Int. 2026 Oct 31;242(Pt 1):119849. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2026.119849. Epub 2026 Jun 24.ABSTRACTKluyveromyces marxianus is a non-conventional yeast of growing interest in food biotechnology due...

Food Res Int. 2026 Oct 31;242(Pt 1):119812. doi: 10.1016/j.foodres.2026.119812. Epub 2026 Jun 22.ABSTRACTDaqu is a fermentation starter for baijiu, and its quality is influenced by...

Asian J Psychiatr. 2026 Aug 9;124:105116. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2026.105116. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Familial vulnerability and environmental adversity are both associated with adolescent substance-use, yet their...

PLoS One. 2026 Aug 21;21(8):e0355396. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0355396. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTAlcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a chronic, relapsing condition, and identifying periods of elevated lapse risk remains...

J Cogn Neurosci. 2026 Aug 4:1-14. doi: 10.1162/JOCN.a.2687. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe amygdala is considered crucial to the formation of emotional episodic memories, yet causal...

Mol Biol Rep. 2026 Aug 21;53(1):1442. doi: 10.1007/s11033-026-12636-7.ABSTRACTGreen tea is abundant in natural polyphenols and has become one of the most popular healthy non-alcoholic beverages...

Neurochem Res. 2026 Aug 21;51(5):243. doi: 10.1007/s11064-026-04865-w.ABSTRACTChronic stress promotes alcohol use and relapse, yet the mechanisms linking stress-induced anxiety to excessive ethanol consumption remain poorly...

J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2026 May 13;16(3):38-41. doi: 10.55729/2000-9666.1598. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTMethanol poisoning remains an important cause of severe metabolic and neurologic toxicity, most...

J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2026 May 13;16(3):47-49. doi: 10.55729/2000-9666.1602. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTWhile Wernicke encephalopathy (WE) is well-recognized as a condition most frequently associated with...

Addict Neurosci. 2026 Sep;20:100271. doi: 10.1016/j.addicn.2026.100271. Epub 2026 Jul 25.ABSTRACTPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AUD) are chronic psychiatric disorders that have overlapping...

Front Med (Lausanne). 2026 Aug 6;13:1836599. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2026.1836599. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTIn India's mental health service delivery, caregivers' needs are often overlooked despite the substantial burden and...

Health Aff Sch. 2026 Aug 6;4(8):qxag203. doi: 10.1093/haschl/qxag203. eCollection 2026 Aug.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Precision oncology biomarker testing informs prognosis and guides treatment selection. These tests represent a...

Cureus. 2026 Jul 21;18(7):e113082. doi: 10.7759/cureus.113082. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTAlcohol-associated lactic acidosis (AALA) is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of acute or chronic alcohol exposure....

World J Methodol. 2026 Sep 20;16(3):118728. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i3.118728. eCollection 2026 Sep 20.ABSTRACTObesity, a global public health crisis driven by dysregulated systemic energy homeostasis, is increasingly...

JCEM Case Rep. 2026 Aug 20;4(9):luag218. doi: 10.1210/jcemcr/luag218. eCollection 2026 Sep.ABSTRACTSevere hypercalcemia is commonly attributed to malignancy. Maintaining a broad differential diagnosis is important in...

Front Pharmacol. 2026 Aug 6;17:1863189. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2026.1863189. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Dihydromyricetin (DHM), a naturally occurring flavonoid, has shown beneficial effects in preclinical models of non-alcoholic fatty...

Cureus. 2026 Aug 19;18(8):e114808. doi: 10.7759/cureus.114808. eCollection 2026 Aug.ABSTRACTFournier's gangrene is a rapidly progressive necrotizing soft tissue infection of the perineum that is typically polymicrobial...

Alcohol Clin Exp Res (Hoboken). 2026 Aug;50(8):e70399. doi: 10.1111/acer.70399.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The field's conventional understanding of how genetic factors impact risk for alcohol use disorder (AUD) typically...

Hepatol Commun. 2026 Aug 20;10(9):e01029. doi: 10.1097/HC9.0000000000001029. eCollection 2026 Sep 1.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) is a leading cause of advanced liver disease and liver...

Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse. 2026 Aug 20:1-10. doi: 10.1080/00952990.2026.2717202. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBackground: Cannabis use is prevalent in young adults, and earlier onset and...

Metabolomics. 2026 Aug 20;22(5):139. doi: 10.1007/s11306-026-02513-6.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Bisphenol A (BPA) is a widely distributed endocrine-disrupting chemical with documented metabolic effects in experimental models. Although hepatic transcriptional...

Psychol Assess. 2026 Aug 20. doi: 10.1037/pas0001497. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTImpulsivity is a multidimensional construct that has shown utility in relation to important occupational, functional,...

J Appl Microbiol. 2026 Aug 20:lxag208. doi: 10.1093/jambio/lxag208. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is a complex disorder with limited effective...

Psychiatr Danub. 2026 Apr;38(1):203-211. doi: 10.24869/psyd.2026.203.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: sleep disturbances are very common among university students and can have negative effects on physical and mental health and...

Saudi J Med Med Sci. 2026 Jul 21;14(3):209-216. doi: 10.4103/sjmms.sjmms_447_25. eCollection 2026 Jul-Sep.ABSTRACTNon-alcoholic Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome (NA-WKS) is an under-recognised, thiamine-deficiency-mediated neurological disorder. While classically linked...

Int J Prev Med. 2026 Jul 30;17:46. doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_254_24. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: MASLD is the revised nomenclature of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) which is the...

Front Neurol. 2026 Aug 5;17:1866761. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2026.1866761. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) for substance use disorders (SUDs), with craving...

PLOS Glob Public Health. 2026 Aug 19;6(8):e0006893. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006893. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTAlcohol-related harm is a global public health priority. To address a gap in the provision...

J Neurophysiol. 2026 Aug 19. doi: 10.1152/jn.00189.2026. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAcute, binge-like alcohol exposure during the third-trimester-equivalent period (TTAE) produces apoptotic neurodegeneration in brain regions...

JAMA. 2026 Aug 19. doi: 10.1001/jama.2026.10575. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42616548 | DOI:10.1001/jama.2026.10575

JAMA Psychiatry. 2026 Aug 19. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2026.2497. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIMPORTANCE: The number of US adults with alcohol use disorder (AUD) has declined, whereas the...

Cien Saude Colet. 2026 Aug;31(8):e06572026. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232026318.06572026. Epub 2026 Apr 29.ABSTRACTThis article aims to analyze the factors associated with neonatal near miss (NMN) in public...

Liver Int. 2026 Sep;46(9):e70845. doi: 10.1111/liv.70845.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIMS: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) coexisting with cirrhosis carries high morbidity and mortality, with no approved pharmacotherapy for...

Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2026 Aug 19. doi: 10.1002/bcp.70792. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAIMS: This study aimed to investigate the incidence of low-dose quetiapine initiation and...

J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2026 Nov-Dec;16(6):103617. doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2026.103617. Epub 2026 Jul 15.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND/AIMS: Despite their high sensitivity, common non-invasive tests (NITs) have relatively lower specificity and...

Health SA. 2025 Nov 21;30:3012. doi: 10.4102/hsag.v30i0.3012. eCollection 2025.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Substance abuse is increasing in South Africa with research indicating a lack of access to public...

Front Immunol. 2026 Aug 3;17:1924392. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2026.1924392. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly termed non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), has become the most...

J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2026 Aug 17;25(2):237. doi: 10.1007/s40200-026-02044-w. eCollection 2026 Dec.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are increasingly prevalent, interrelated...

Front Cell Dev Biol. 2026 Aug 4;14:1883301. doi: 10.3389/fcell.2026.1883301. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Alcoholic liver disease (ALD) remains a significant global health issue, marked by chronic liver...

Endocrinol Diabetes Metab. 2026 Sep;9(5):e70319. doi: 10.1002/edm2.70319.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system contributes to hepatic inflammation in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). Telmisartan, an...

Drug Alcohol Rev. 2026 Sep;45(6):e70235. doi: 10.1111/dar.70235.ABSTRACTINTRODUCTION: Chronic pain and harmful alcohol use are prevalent and disabling conditions with shared neurobiological and social determinants, yet...

BMC Complement Med Ther. 2026 Aug 18;26(1):248. doi: 10.1186/s12906-026-05535-8.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Our group previously reported on the high bactericidal potential of berry juices, particularly those derived from...

Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2026 Aug;63:152182. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2026.152182. Epub 2026 Jul 13.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Hazardous alcohol use (HAU) is common among men in low- and middle-income countries and...

Arch Psychiatr Nurs. 2026 Aug;63:152171. doi: 10.1016/j.apnu.2026.152171. Epub 2026 Jul 2.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Alcohol use disorder (AUD), the most prevalent substance use disorder globally, remains underdiagnosed and...

Brain Stimul. 2026 Aug 17:103190. doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2026.103190. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To develop and validate an ultrasound-guided low-intensity focused ultrasound (USg-LIFU) platform for subject-specific deep-brain...

Gastroenterology. 2026 Aug 17:S0016-5085(26)07152-0. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2026.08.003. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:42607737 | DOI:10.1053/j.gastro.2026.08.003

Psychol Addict Behav. 2026 Aug 17. doi: 10.1037/adb0001179. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Assessment reactivity refers to the extent to which repeated measurement of behavioral and...

Acta Diabetol. 2026 Aug 17. doi: 10.1007/s00592-026-02774-6. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a prevalent systemic metabolic disorder closely linked to...

Eur J Public Health. 2026 Aug 4;36(5):ckag152. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckag152.ABSTRACTEvidence is inconclusive on whether immigrants are at higher risk of substance use disorders compared to non-immigrants....

FP Essent. 2026 Jul;566:25-36.ABSTRACTAlcohol-associated liver disease is the leading cause of cirrhosis in the United States and has become the top indication for liver transplantation...

FP Essent. 2026 Jul;566:7-14.ABSTRACTMetabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is a complex disease closely related to obesity and other cardiometabolic processes. It affects millions worldwide...

J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2026;37(3):873-886. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2026.a998540.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Many adults with a history of criminal legal involvement have a substance use disorder (SUD), however how...

J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2026;37(3):873-886. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2026.a998540.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: Many adults with a history of criminal legal involvement have a substance use disorder (SUD), however how...

Diabetes Obes Metab. 2026 Aug 17. doi: 10.1111/dom.71233. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAIMS: Type 2 diabetes drives the progression of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). We evaluated...

Diabetes Obes Metab. 2026 Aug 17. doi: 10.1111/dom.71233. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTAIMS: Type 2 diabetes drives the progression of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). We evaluated...

Niger Med J. 2026 Jul 10;67(3):1173-1185. eCollection 2026 May-Jun.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: High relapse rates in alcohol use disorder (AUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) remain a significant...

Cureus. 2026 Jul 15;18(7):e112757. doi: 10.7759/cureus.112757. eCollection 2026 Jul.ABSTRACTOsmotic demyelination syndrome (ODS) is a rare neurological disorder typically associated with rapid correction of hyponatremia, whereas...

Dialogues Health. 2026 Aug 4;9:100334. doi: 10.1016/j.dialog.2026.100334. eCollection 2026 Dec.ABSTRACTNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a growing public health concern associated with obesity, diabetes, and...

Hepatol Forum. 2026 Jul 28;7(3):277-287. doi: 10.14744/hf.2026.91757. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIM: Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is more prevalent in patients with psoriasis. Reliable...

Front Neurosci. 2026 Jul 31;20:1898127. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2026.1898127. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTOpioid receptor antagonists, particularly naltrexone and nalmefene, are among the best-supported pharmacotherapies for alcohol use disorder (AUD),...

Front Public Health. 2026 Jul 31;14:1835144. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1835144. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) presents a significant public health issue in China. The...

Hepatol Forum. 2026 Apr 7;7(3):227-235. doi: 10.14744/hf.2026.65328. eCollection 2026.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND AND AIM: The rapid advancement of generative artificial intelligence (AI), particularly large language models (LLMs), has...

Medicine (Baltimore). 2026 Aug 14;105(33):e50001. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000050001.ABSTRACTRATIONALE: Drug-induced parotid gland enlargement is uncommon, and reports associated with tiopronin are extremely rare in both domestic and...

Sci Rep. 2026 Aug 14;16(1):25517. doi: 10.1038/s41598-026-63441-y.ABSTRACTChanges in personality during adolescence may shape future alcohol use, especially in times of societal crisis. The COVID-19 pandemic...

Drug Test Anal. 2026 Aug 14. doi: 10.1002/dta.70134. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTEthyl glucuronide in urine (uEtG) is a biomarker that objectively detects alcohol consumption. However,...

BMJ Case Rep. 2026 Aug 14;19(8):e274550. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2026-274550.ABSTRACTWe describe the case of a woman in her 40s with heavy alcohol use who presented with jaundice,...

Georgian Med News. 2026 May;(374):152-157.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: The degree of hepatic fibrosis is a significant predictor of mortality in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and...

J Med Internet Res. 2026 Aug 14;28:e97536. doi: 10.2196/97536.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: Patient-facing digital health tools such as mobile health apps, wearables, and digital therapeutics have expanded rapidly...