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Do e-health interventions for smoking cessation management work?

Efficacy of e-health interventions for smoking cessation management in smokers.

9 Jan 2024

Bridging the digital divide: Can better internet access improve mental healthcare in the U.S.?

Study analyzes the correlation between broadband internet access and mental health resource availability in U.S. counties, revealing significant disparities in mental healthcare access, particularly in areas with limited broadband.

8 Jan 2024

COVID-19's unseen impact: study reveals surge in home deaths across 32 countries

Trends in places of death across 32 countries during and before the COVID-19.

5 Jan 2024

When a quick telehealth visit yields multiple surprises beyond a big bill

In September 2022, Elyse Greenblatt of Queens returned home from a trip to Rwanda with a rather unwelcome-back gift: persistent congestion.

19 Dec 2023

LA County invests big in free virtual mental health therapy for K-12 students

Los Angeles County public schools are rolling out an ambitious effort to offer free mental health services to their 1.3 million K-12 students, a key test of California Gov. Gavin Newsom's sweeping, $4.7 billion program to address a youth mental health crisis.

12 Dec 2023

Virtual appointments with dietitians can be as effective as in-person visits for hyperlipidemia patients

Despite an end to the national public health emergency in May 2023, the use of telehealth remains high, with over 20% of American adults taking appointments online.

5 Dec 2023

Doctors on (video) call: Rural medics get long-distance help in treating man gored by bison

Rural medics who rescued rancher Jim Lutter after he was gored by a bison didn't have much experience handling such severe wounds.

4 Dec 2023

Revolutionizing asthma care: AI-powered stethoscope for home monitoring of exacerbations

Study demonstrates the effectiveness of an AI-aided stethoscope, StethoMe, for remotely monitoring asthma exacerbations in both children and adults.

30 Nov 2023

Social support needed to reduce the barriers in accessing cardiac rehabilitation

Noted experts in cardiovascular rehabilitation attending the Third Jim Pattison-Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute Cardiac Rehabilitation Symposium (Banff, April 21-23, 2023) observed that although cardiac rehabilitation benefits diverse groups of patients and affords the most cost-effective prevention for recurrent events, it is grossly underutilized globally.

28 Nov 2023

New AI tool could revolutionize asthma monitoring for children

Adults and older children with asthma can take objective measures of symptoms such as peak expiratory flow (PEF), the volume of airflow in one forced exhalation, at home.

27 Nov 2023

COVID-19 pandemic slowed progress toward ending HIV epidemic in the U.S.

The COVID-19 pandemic slowed previous gains made in controlling HIV blood levels and worsened health disparities, according to UC Francisco researchers leading the largest U.S. evaluation of the impact of the public health crisis on people with HIV.

14 Nov 2023

Review: Antibiotic prescribing and stewardship in outpatient telemedicine

A new report in the peer-reviewed journal Telemedicine and e-Health provides a review of the published literature on antibiotic prescribing and antibiotic stewardship in outpatient telemedicine.

7 Nov 2023

MRI-equipped ambulances could revolutionize stroke care

In the U.S., someone has a stroke every 40 seconds and dies from it every three minutes and 14 seconds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

1 Nov 2023

American Heart Association awards cash grants to social entrepreneurs to address health inequities

Approximately 50 million people in the United States are at higher risk for heart disease and/or stroke because they lack the most basic needs -; healthy food, clean air and drinking water, quality education, employment, housing and access to health care.

27 Oct 2023

Consultant Connect’s technology quickly connects GPs to dermatology specialists

NHS boards across the UK are using a revolutionary technology to give GPs access to rapid advice from consultant dermatologists.

20 Oct 2023

Research reveals mental health toll of COVID-19 pandemic on older adults with peptic ulcer disease

New research from the University of Toronto has revealed the mental health toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults with peptic ulcer disease (PUD), a painful condition in which gastric sores develop in the lining of the stomach or upper portion of the small intestine.

19 Oct 2023

Telehealth may improve access and retention for opioid use disorder treatment

Starting buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder through telehealth was associated with an increased likelihood of staying in treatment longer compared to starting treatment in a non-telehealth setting, according to a new study analyzing Medicaid data from 2019-2020 in Kentucky and Ohio.

18 Oct 2023

Telemedicine News and Research

Latest Telemedicine News and Research

Do e-health interventions for smoking cessation management work?

Bridging the digital divide: Can better internet access improve mental healthcare in the U.S.?

COVID-19's unseen impact: study reveals surge in home deaths across 32 countries

When a quick telehealth visit yields multiple surprises beyond a big bill

LA County invests big in free virtual mental health therapy for K-12 students

Virtual appointments with dietitians can be as effective as in-person visits for hyperlipidemia patients

Doctors on (video) call: Rural medics get long-distance help in treating man gored by bison

Revolutionizing asthma care: AI-powered stethoscope for home monitoring of exacerbations

Social support needed to reduce the barriers in accessing cardiac rehabilitation

New AI tool could revolutionize asthma monitoring for children

COVID-19 pandemic slowed progress toward ending HIV epidemic in the U.S.

Review: Antibiotic prescribing and stewardship in outpatient telemedicine

MRI-equipped ambulances could revolutionize stroke care

American Heart Association awards cash grants to social entrepreneurs to address health inequities

Consultant Connect’s technology quickly connects GPs to dermatology specialists

Research reveals mental health toll of COVID-19 pandemic on older adults with peptic ulcer disease

Telehealth may improve access and retention for opioid use disorder treatment

What mobile clinics in dollar general parking lots say about health care in rural America

Robotic percutaneous coronary intervention: A review of current status and future prospects

Telestroke program improves stroke care for rural patients

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

From Puberty to Menopause: Clue’s CEO, Audrey Tsang on the Power of Femtech

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