The American Telemedicine Association has introduced a comprehensive toolkit to advance community telehealth services and tackle health disparities. The toolkit offers measures, calculators, and tools to evaluate digital infrastructure and estimate costs for telehealth-based…
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Dr. Linda S. Williams and her team’s study highlights telemedicine’s potential to alleviate two pressing issues in neurology: a shortage of neurologists and geographic disparities in care access. They evaluated a VA telehealth program,…
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As we move towards COP28, which will look at healthcare as part of its focus on sustainability, it is important to take stock of the challenge the world faces in providing healthcare services to…
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Anne Kim, co-founder and CEO of Array Insights
We shouldn’t underestimate the power of patient data.
Every data point from clinical studies and patient medical records provides fuel for researchers. The more fuel they have, the…
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In 2020 there was a lot of discussion around “the new normal” for all of us. The truth, I think, is that up until this year, nothing has settled long enough for us to…
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Hospitals and health facilities are increasingly finding the value of digital twin technology in providing more personalised care. But where should one start?
“You can start off very simple,” Dr Mohamed Rehman, professor of Anesthesiology at…
Researchers at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore have developed a tiny, flexible battery that is intended for use in smart contact lenses. The device is as thin as the human cornea and can be…
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Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have developed a technique that may spot the very early signs of Alzheimer’s disease, years before symptoms arise. The method may alert patients and clinicians…
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Researchers at ETH Zurich have developed an insulin delivery system that relies on music as a trigger. The unusual technology is based on calcium ion channels that typically reside in the cell membrane. Such…
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The mental health care system is broken.
One in five people has a mental health condition, but it’s harder than ever to find effective care. 163 million Americans live in a mental health professional shortage…
