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Public health
fromwww.bbc.com
2 days ago

Higher proportion now contacting GPs online, figures show

More people in England now contact GP surgeries online (43.3%) than by phone (41%), following a government mandate for online bookings.
Healthcare
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 days ago

Ontario auditor general's annual report to examine province's health-care system | CBC News

Ontario's auditor general will release an annual report focused on health-care audits: primary care access, physician oversight, PPE stockpile management, and the resource regulator.
fromAlleywatch
1 month ago

Doctronic Raises $20M to Make Primary Care Instantly Accessible Through AI-Powered Medical Consultations

Doctronic addresses this access problem by delivering AI-powered medical consultations in minutes rather than weeks, combining free, anonymous symptom assessments with on-demand access to licensed physicians across all 50 states for $39 per video visit. The platform has already processed over 15 million medical conversations with more than 1 million unique users, handling 50,000 weekly visits through its collective intelligence architecture where multiple specialized AI agents engage in clinical reasoning under physician oversight.
Healthcare
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
1 month ago

Your Vote 2025: District 47: Contenders talk healthcare * Brooklyn Paper

Local and mobile primary and specialty care expansion, city replacement of federal Medicare funding cuts, and reduction of bureaucratic barriers improve senior health access.
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Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

'I'm a problem solver': Meet the mayor whose plan to attract family doctors is turning heads across Canada | CBC News

Colwood is employing family doctors as municipal employees, offering salary, benefits and administrative support to attract and retain primary-care physicians.
Toronto
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

Ontario looking to expand pharmacist prescription powers, take pressure off family doctors | CBC News

Ontario will allow pharmacists to prescribe for 14 additional conditions and expand other health professionals' scopes to ease primary-care demand.
fromBusiness Insider
4 months ago

Cedars-Sinai's AI tool delivered 24/7 care to 42,000 patients. Now, doctors can focus on treatment, not paperwork.

CS Connect is an artificial intelligence-powered virtual platform where patients can access healthcare support 24/7, aiming to improve access to primary care and reduce wait times.
Digital life
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