Journal of Medical Internet Research

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In the postpandemic context, the surge of digital health information has intensified public demand for clear and practical communication, particularly in China, where health literacy disparities persist. The Clear Communication Index, developed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is a standardized tool for assessing the clarity and actionability of health materials, but no version adapted to the simplified Chinese context has been established.

Alerts, a key feature of electronic health record systems, intend to improve patient safety by providing timely information at the point of care. However, many electronic health record systems generate excessive alerts that are not immediately clinically relevant and that contribute to alert fatigue. Despite growing recognition of alert fatigue as a safety concern, clinicians’ experiences of alert fatigue and the broader system-level factors that contribute to it being experienced are not well understood.

The exponential growth of medical data and advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have accelerated the development of data-driven health care. However, the secure and efficient sharing of sensitive medical data across institutions remains a major challenge due to privacy concerns, data silos, and regulatory restrictions. Traditional centralized systems are prone to data breaches and single points of failure, while existing privacy-preserving techniques face high computational and communication costs.

Evidence-based interventions effectively treat sexual dysfunctions. Up to 13.5% of women with gynecological conditions are affected, yet access to therapy is limited. Self-guided digital interventions may offer scalable, accessible first-line support.

There is evidence that virtual delivery of early psychosis intervention (EPI) is well received by youth and has benefits such as reported improvements in accessibility, convenience, and comfort; however, potential barriers remain, including the digital divide and privacy concerns. Although initial engagement in EPI services is important for long-term recovery, little is known about initial engagement in the context of virtual care and the role of health equity and service use factors.

Despite the growing use of digital platforms for sexual health education, many tools fail to meet the needs of LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer) teenagers, who often lack access to inclusive, affirming resources. Artificial intelligence (AI)–enabled chatbots have emerged as promising tools to address these gaps, but concerns remain around bias, usability, and trustworthiness—particularly for queer and transgender teenagers. Participatory design approaches centered around marginalized teenagers are critical to ensuring these tools are relevant, trustworthy, and equitable; yet, few studies have systematically engaged LGBTQ+ teenagers in the co-design of AI-powered sexual health interventions.

Stroke is a complex, multidimensional disorder influenced by interacting inflammatory, immune, coagulation, endothelial, and metabolic pathways. Single-omics approaches seldom capture this complexity, whereas multiomics techniques provide complementary insights but generate high-dimensional and correlated feature spaces. Machine learning (ML) offers strategies to manage these challenges; however, the predictive accuracy and reproducibility of multiomics-based ML models for stroke remain poorly characterized.

Finger tapping tasks assess fine motor control and have been proposed as potential markers of cognitive function. With smartphones widely available, these tasks can be easily administered at home or in other nonclinical settings. However, the relationship between smartphone-based finger tapping measures and cognitive performance is still not well understood.

Cyberbullying victimization is prevalent and closely linked to mental health problems. However, existing research, often limited by cross-sectional designs and a focus on direct relationships, has yielded inconsistent results. Furthermore, the biological mechanisms underlying the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and psychopathological outcomes remain largely unclear at present.

Patients frequently search for health information online and value physician support in evaluating and interpreting their findings, yet many hesitate to share their online searches with their physicians. This hesitation hinders shared decision-making and compromises patient care. While extensive research has examined patients’ online health information–seeking behaviors, little has focused on patients’ disclosure of this information to their physicians during consultations.

The convergence of digital health and One Health represents an emergent paradigm in global health governance. While widely discussed in high-income settings, there is limited understanding of how this convergence is conceptualized in the Global South, particularly when viewed through a gender- and equity-sensitive foresight lens.