The world of healthcare is ever-evolving, especially when new technology is being adopted. One such new area is healthcare at home. Although we were forced into fully remote operations with COVID-19, we have been…
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By Sara Heath
April 18, 2024 – Patients are approaching their health information with much more skepticism now than ever before, with patient trust still trending low and patients expressing concerns with the politicization of healthcare…
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Turkey-based digital health startup h2o therapeutics announced its new Apple Watch-enabled freezing of gait cueing feature, dubbed Foggy, designed for Parkinson’s Disease patients has received FDA listing as a Class II medical device and…
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The surge in electronic health record adoption has led to a significant increase in patient-physician inbox messages, a trend further amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic.This rise in digital communications has posed substantial challenges for…
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By Anuja Vaidya
April 11, 2024 – Between 2019 and 2022, less than half of patients had an in-person visit before a telehealth appointment for mental healthcare, new research reveals.
The US Congress has permanently allowed Medicare…
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Background: Promoting physical activity (PA) and healthy feeding (HF) is crucial to address the alarming increase in obesity rates in developing countries. Leveraging mobile phones for behavior change communication to encourage infant PA and…
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Medical tourism, the practice of traveling abroad for medical treatment, has been a popular choice for individuals seeking cost-effective, timely, and high-quality healthcare services.
Estimated to be worth $54.4 billion in 2020, the medical tourism…
The World Health Organization said it has expanded its generative artificial intelligence assistant, first launched during the COVID-19 pandemic as Florence, to help people everywhere live healthier lives.S.A.R.A.H, or Sarah, was created using an…
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In an April 2 letter, a group of over 200 stakeholders urged the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to release a revised proposed rule that would “permit and regulate the prescribing of controlled substances through…
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John Auerbach, SVP Federal Health, ICF
Given the attention paid to the devastating impact of COVID-19, one might assume it was the leading cause of death in the US. But while the fatalities were stark…
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