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FDA approves remote programming feature for Nucleus Cochlear Implant System via telemedicine

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved a remote feature for follow-up programming sessions for the Nucleus Cochlear Implant System through a telemedicine platform.

20 Nov 2017

$2 million grant funds new telemedicine program for children with disabilities

The UC Davis Department of Pediatrics has received a $2 million, five-year grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality to fund a new telemedicine program for children in remote communities.

16 Nov 2017

Allergists look for ways to improve ‘webside manner’

How does an allergist communicate effectively with his or her patient when they're not in the same room with the person being examined? The issue of improving "webside" manner – is one topic in a panel discussion on telemedicine during the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.

27 Oct 2017

Despite GOP efforts to corral Medicaid spending, states expand benefits

While congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump have been seeking major cuts in federal funding of Medicaid, 26 states this year expanded or enhanced benefits and at least 17 plan to do so next year, according to a report released Thursday.

19 Oct 2017

AASM’s new position statement describes clinical use of home sleep apnea test

A new position statement published by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) describes the appropriate clinical use of a home sleep apnea test (HSAT).

13 Oct 2017

Public-private partnerships could make telemedicine sustainable in rural areas, UTA study shows

Proper health care is more difficult in remote parts of India. But one UTA business professor has published a study showing how to make telemedicine affordable and sustainable in those remote areas through micro-entrepreneurship.

22 Sep 2017

Researchers assess self-monitoring of blood glucose behavior among diabetes patients in China

Researchers in China who assessed self-monitoring of blood glucose behavior among nearly 19,000 patients with type 2 diabetes treated with oral medications reported very low SMBG rates both before and after the patients began treatment with basal insulin, although the data showed an increase in mean SMBG frequency after 6 months and the percentage of patients who never monitored their blood glucose decreased.

21 Sep 2017

Patients and families save time and money with telemedicine visits

Patients and families who use telemedicine for sports medicine appointments saved an average of $50 in travel costs and 51 minutes in waiting and visit time, according to a new study by Nemours Children's Health System. Each telemedicine visit also saved the health system an average of $24 per patient, researchers reported at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition.

15 Sep 2017

Automated messages, telemonitoring effective in improving CPAP adherence among OSA patients

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea(OSA) are more likely to use CPAP, or continuous positive airway pressure, when their use is telemonitored and they receive individualized, automated messages that reinforce therapy adherence, according to a randomized, controlled trial published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

13 Sep 2017

Self-powered, paper-based electrochemical devices detect biomarkers and identify diseases

A new medical-diagnostic device made out of paper detects biomarkers and identifies diseases by performing electrochemical analyses - powered only by the user's touch - and reads out the color-coded test results, making it easy for non-experts to understand.

22 Aug 2017

Study: Telemedicine may be as effective as in-person care for people with Parkinson's disease

For people with Parkinson's disease, seeing a neurologist by video conference from their homes may be as effective as their usual in-person care with their local physician, according to a new study published in the August 16, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

17 Aug 2017

Smartphone interventions may help middle-aged, older adults cope with serious mental illness

The use of new technologies in geriatric psychiatry shows promise for advancing personalized medicine and improving patient care.

16 Aug 2017

CHLA receives Most Wired 2017 designation from AHA Health Forum

Seamless. Secure. Simple. Ask any company's Information Technology department what a healthy, reliable computer network looks like and it often boils down to those three words.

11 Jul 2017

Experts call for comprehensive, global initiative to combat hearing loss

A team of hearing experts at Duke University School of Medicine and the Duke Global Health Institute is calling for a comprehensive, worldwide initiative to combat hearing loss.

11 Jul 2017

New milestone: Cloudbreak Health provides over one million minutes of telemedicine per month

Cloudbreak Health, LLC, a leading unified telemedicine provider, announced it is now providing more than one million minutes per month of telehealth services nationwide.

24 Jun 2017

Telemedicine may be as effective as in-person visit for treatment of headache

For people with headache, seeing the neurologist by video for treatment may be as effective as an in-person visit, according to a study published in the June 14, 2017, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

15 Jun 2017

Unusual, challenging problems in performing emergency medical procedures during space missions

Experts at this year's Euroanaesthesia congress in Geneva (3-5 June) will discuss the unusual and challenging problem of how to perform emergency medical procedures during space missions.

5 Jun 2017

New clinical trial to evaluate efficacy of stem cell product in patients disabled with chronic stroke

A clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a stem cell product injected directly into the brain to treat chronic motor deficits from ischemic stroke has begun at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

16 May 2017

Study finds uneven distribution of telemedicine services for mental health in rural areas

Newly published research by Harvard Medical School and the RAND Corporation reveals a dramatic growth in the use of telemedicine for the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders in rural areas, but strikingly uneven distribution of services across states.

2 May 2017

Researchers awarded $1.8 million grant to develop Transdisciplinary Care Model for type 1 diabetes

Only 21 percent of adolescents with type 1 diabetes maintain the recommended A1C levels, According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, often related to psychological and behavioral impediments.

25 Apr 2017

Telemedicine News and Research

Latest Telemedicine News and Research

FDA approves remote programming feature for Nucleus Cochlear Implant System via telemedicine

$2 million grant funds new telemedicine program for children with disabilities

Allergists look for ways to improve ‘webside manner’

Despite GOP efforts to corral Medicaid spending, states expand benefits

AASM’s new position statement describes clinical use of home sleep apnea test

Public-private partnerships could make telemedicine sustainable in rural areas, UTA study shows

Researchers assess self-monitoring of blood glucose behavior among diabetes patients in China

Patients and families save time and money with telemedicine visits

Automated messages, telemonitoring effective in improving CPAP adherence among OSA patients

Self-powered, paper-based electrochemical devices detect biomarkers and identify diseases

Study: Telemedicine may be as effective as in-person care for people with Parkinson's disease

Smartphone interventions may help middle-aged, older adults cope with serious mental illness

CHLA receives Most Wired 2017 designation from AHA Health Forum

Experts call for comprehensive, global initiative to combat hearing loss

New milestone: Cloudbreak Health provides over one million minutes of telemedicine per month

Telemedicine may be as effective as in-person visit for treatment of headache

Unusual, challenging problems in performing emergency medical procedures during space missions

New clinical trial to evaluate efficacy of stem cell product in patients disabled with chronic stroke

Study finds uneven distribution of telemedicine services for mental health in rural areas

Researchers awarded $1.8 million grant to develop Transdisciplinary Care Model for type 1 diabetes

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