But Stearn, who serves on the patient advisory council for Johns Hopkins Medicine, says the loss of telehealth services complicates life for almost everyone from the working person to Stearn's own 90-year-old mother, who hates traveling to and from the doctor. "When I have a cold, do you really want me to go into the doctor's office and confer with everybody else?" Strearn says. "There are just so many different reasons why telehealth is a good idea."
As if being the target of an immigration crackdown, in which racial profiling has been endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump, were not enough, the partial shutdown of the U.S. government which began on October 1 and is on track to surpass the historic 34-day record set in the winter of 20182019 has put access to crucial food and health subsidies for a large portion of the U.S. Latino population in jeopardy.
"The latest edition, titled "Encapsulating the Profound Impact of the Internet on American Life," found that 80% of adults find high quality internet very important to their household and rate it as one of the most important amenities. "Over 20 years of research confirms that reliable broadband has become as vital as electricity or water in American homes," Deborah Kish, FBA's Vice President of Research and Workforce Development, said in a press release about the fiber report."
AARP noted that the woman was seeking an appointment with her allergist but was told that Medicare wasn't paying for virtual appointments. To avoid an out-of-pocket cost of $145, she was required to make an in-person visit. Although the cost of gas, a ferry ticket from her island home and other travel expenses were less than $145, the situation might not have been resolved so easily if she were unable to drive.
The Enhanced Games, a new sporting competition explicitly designed to allow performance-enhancing drugs, looks like a publicity stunt for the techno-macho era: Olympic athletes on steroids competing for million-dollar bounties in Las Vegas. But co-founder Aron D'Souza has a 90% gross margin telehealth business in mind, and a pitch to governments struggling with aging populations. Launching in May 2026 with Peter Thiel's backing, the Games promise $1 million bounties for breaking world records.
The expansion of these programs was spurred by the pandemic, during which clinicians devised creative solutions when in-person care wasn't possible, she explained. For example, she recalled when acupuncture sessions shifted online during the pandemic. A VA physician quickly pivoted to holding virtual appointments teaching veterans "acu-touch" techniques they could use at home to relieve pain. This shows that innovation involves more than just technology, Clancy noted. It's about changing care delivery methods to meet patients where they are.
Health Angel Foster, who runs Massachusetts-based The MAP, which prescribes the regimen of pills to women in every state, said her organization will keep sending pills to women in Texas. Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed a first-of-its-kind law that lets anyone sue prescribers and others responsible for getting abortion pills into the state. Supporters are heralding the law, which Abbott signed Wednesday, as a way to enforce an existing ban.
"A lot of our research, including that for this grant, is looking at why so few people are getting evidence-based treatments for substance use disorder," said Huskamp, Henry J. Kaiser Professor of Health Care Policy at Harvard Medical School. "Medications for opioid use disorder are highly efficacious. They reduce opioid use; they reduce overdose risk and other negative outcomes. These medications save lives."
You can schedule appointments within hours sometimes minutes of realizing you need care and see a doctor from your couch, in your pajamas. Do you have a medical question you'd like an honest answer on? Write us at thrive@npr.org, and we'll consider your question for the column. But there can also be some serious drawbacks. For one, you might get hit with unexpected costs. And for medical conditions that aren't straightforward, there can be real benefits from building a relationship with a doctor IRL.
The evidence from this study can help clinical practices justify and move forward with offering remote pain coping skills training that is based on recommended cognitive behavioral therapy interventions. We hope to see that more people with chronic pain will have access to pain coping skills training in the future, and perhaps a choice of whether they would like to complete it on their own, at home, or by phone or video conference with a health coach,
The healthcare landscape has transformed dramatically over the past few years. Telehealth services now offer legitimate alternatives to traditional in-person visits, providing convenient access to quality medical care from your home. However, not all virtual healthcare options deliver equal value. Understanding which telehealth services genuinely improve your healthcare experience can help you make informed decisions about your wellness routine. These are the telehealth services that are actually worth your time.
A California bill that would allow health care providers to anonymously mail abortion drugs could soon become law, marking the latest effort by a blue state to safeguard access to medication abortion. The two-drug regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol is used in more than 60% of abortions in the U.S., and roughly a quarter of abortions are now done via telehealth, according to the Society of Family Planning.
Starting Sept. 8, Samsung Health users can schedule virtual visits with doctors and connect to Walgreens pharmacies for prescription management. In partnership with virtual care clinic HealthTap, Samsung Health will now connect users with doctors when they're looking for a faster alternative to an in-person doctor's visit. The new feature lets Samsung users message their virtual doctors in between video visits and same-day appointments. The press release also highlights its 365-day on-demand urgent care.
With more than 1.5 million U.S. customers, the presence of Wisp, the largest women's telehealth platform in the country, adds an air of legitimacy to TikTok Shop's commerce ambitions.Founded in 2018, Wisp started out by mailing prescriptions and over-the-counter treatments for conditions like yeast infections, herpes and bacterial vaginosis directly to patients' homes. Wisp has since expanded beyond this direct-to-consumer pharmacy model into diagnostics, weight care, at-home testing and more.
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According to a recent FlexJobs survey, the top three industries offering remote, part-time jobs are education and training; medical and health; and project management. Taking on a part-time role is a great way to upskill and explore your career options, says FlexJobs career expert Toni Frana. "If you want to build skills, or if you're interested in trying something new, a part-time job can really give you the opportunity to try that without fully committing to a full-time role," she says.
In the upcoming report, health leaders may seek to crack down on DTC ads, particularly on social media where telehealth companies use "deceptive" marketing tactics, according to draft strategy documents published by Politico. The leaked draft strategy contains policy recommendations from a group assembled by President Donald Trump and Kennedy, and its objectives could change before the official version is published. The White House stated it delayed the report's release to coordinate the schedules of officials involved in creating it, Politico reported.
Actuaries assess financial risk using math, statistics, and data modeling, a job well-suited to remote work. To enter the profession, you'll need a bachelor's degree in mathematics or actuarial science and must pass a series of professional certification exams.
During lockdown, I was sure psychotherapy would take a hit. How could I possibly help clients through a screen? Selfishly, too, one of a therapist's gratifications is to (literally) sit with people. There was no way two-dimensional therapy could work as effectively as 3D, right? Wrong. And happily, very much wrong.
For the last six months, David has been living with a digital twin. He is one of the first participants in a pilot program designed to push beyond the simple video calls of telehealth and into the strange, intimate world of predictive medicine. The Ghost is a virtual model of him, a breathing, learning algorithm that lives in the cloud and, arguably, knows his body better than he does.
I was looking very much at leaders in the autonomous driving space, explicitly because you're talking about leveraging technology and data and AI in an extremely high-sensitive environment where you have people's lives at risk.
In our journey of building Bask Health, we encountered numerous failures and challenges, which ultimately helped us develop a successful SaaS platform supporting over 100 telehealth companies.
The rise of 'pill mills' in telehealth signifies a troubling transformation where clinics merely evaluate patients hastily and issue prescriptions, impacting patient safety.
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