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Here's How Sony Helps HealtheMed Engage, Monitor, and Support Telehealth

Pro BRAVIA displays are deployed in clients’ homes where they are used with the company’s “Clinic@Home” telehealth.

AVNetwork

Restricting abortion drug access

The Supreme Court will soon decide the fate of access for mifepristone. The fallout of a ban would be tremendous

Salon

Seeing the human in every patient − from biblical texts to 21st century relational medicine

Patients frequently describe the U.S. health care system as impersonal, corporate and fragmented. One study even called the care delivered to many vulnerable patients “inhumane.” Seismic changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic – particularly the shift to telehealth – only exacerbated that feeling.

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

For the patient, it was a quick and inexpensive virtual appointment. Why it cost 10 times more than she expected became a mystery.

WEKU

Lacking counselors, US schools turn to the booming business of online therapy

As schools across the U.S. grapple with the student mental health crisis, the use of telehealth therapy for students has skyrocketed

The Independent UK

Telehealth consultations for voluntary assisted dying are illegal under Australian law, court finds

Federal court rules that the definition of ‘suicide’ under criminal law applies to VAD

The Guardian - AU

What’s the state of telehealth after COVID-19?

At the beginning of the pandemic, telehealth visits increased from about 5 million to more than 53 million among Medicare recipients alone. 80% of physicians plan to continue using it.

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Walgreens Launches Virtual Health Care Starting At $33

Walgreens has entered the telehealth space with a plan that let's you chat with a doctor or nurse for $33 or have a virtual visit starting at $36.

Kiplinger

COVID aid fuels telehealth expansion in rural America - Roll Call

As rural hospitals deal with workforce shortages and declining populations, some say telehealth offers a chance to bridge the gap.

Roll Call

MP Kate Chaney launches bid to overturn ban on accessing assisted dying appointments via telehealth

Exclusive: Teal MP Kate Chaney to introduce bill exempting voluntary assisted dying appointments from criminal code

The Guardian - AU

Chelsea Clinton is betting on a health care startup to help solve the nation’s caregiving crisis

In 2022, Clinton invested in Summer Health, a startup pediatric telehealth platform that today announced its expansion into primary care for kids through a text-based service.

Fortune

Telehealth should cover specialist appointments: AMA

The Australian Medical Association doesn't agree with a proposal to scrap Medicare funding for initial telehealth appointments with non-GP specialists.

AAP

Mind-altering ketamine becomes new pain treatment, despite little research or regulation

The decades-old surgical drug ketamine has found a new use — as an alternative to opioids for patients with chronic pain

The Independent UK

'Faster response': Telehealth advance in aged care

'We believe it will be a better outcome for residents.'

Newcastle Herald

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Telehealth services should be protected under new tech rules

Telehealth is just one way that technology has enhanced health care. It’s important to ensure technology companies can innovate without overly broad regulatory changes.

AAP

High-profile rape accused claims 'health risk' if named

The solicitor for a high-profile man accused of rape has submitted a letter from the man's psychologist who has been seeing him regularly via telehealth.

Fortune

Cheerful Ozempic TikTok belies a hidden economy of commissions and drug discounts

Telehealth companies designed to prescribe weight loss drugs are tapping TikTokers to lead their marketing efforts, and legal experts are concerned.

WEKU

Just two doctors serve this small Alabama town. What's next when they want to retire?

Like much of rural America, LaFayette, Alabama, has no hospital or urgent care clinic. As the town's two primary care doctors approach retirement, some experiments are bubbling up to care for people.

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Salon

Abortion bans stranding more patients

New research predicts the problem will only worsen, resulting in three-quarters of women under bans giving birth

WEKU

New York City is embracing teletherapy for teens. It may not be the best approach

A proposal to establish the biggest student mental health program in the country contains a paradox. With teens' mental health struggles partly fueled by screens, is teletherapy the right tool?

The Guardian - AU

Woolworths’ free naturopath consultations raise concerns among peak health bodies

Exclusive: experts fear the cost-of-living crisis is forcing people to forgo evidence-based healthcare

Kiplinger

Medicare Telehealth Coverage Will Likely Be Extended By Congress: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts

COVID-era exceptions for telehealth coverage under Medicare are set to expire in 2024, but a bipartisan coalition in Congress appears likely to expand the benefit.

Tribune News Service

UnitedHealthcare will offer telehealth with no out-of-pocket cost

MINNEAPOLIS — UnitedHealthcare is now offering telehealth appointments with no co-pay or out-of-pocket cost as a benefit.

Tribune News Service

The DEA relaxed online prescribing rules during COVID. Now it wants to rein them in

Federal regulators want most patients to see a health care provider in person before receiving prescriptions for potentially addictive medicines through telehealth — something that hasn’t been required in more than three years.

Fortune

The U.S. federal government relaxed online drug prescription rules during the pandemic. Now it wants to rein them in

Supporters say the proposed rules would increase access to health care and help prevent medication misuse.

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