Tag: telemedicine

5 Free Long COVID Therapies People Are Doing Before Taking Medication

In this episode, Dr. Syed Haider, founder of MyGoToDoc.com, shares five things that you can do at home to improve your long COVID symptoms without taking more medication. These methods aim to rebalance your body, get your cells to detox, and set you on the right path toward healing. Haider treated over 8,000 people with…


Family Doctor Shortage: 2 Main Factors, and What You Can Do

In recent years, the United States has faced a shortage of primary care physicians, also called family doctors. This issue has far-reaching consequences for the health care system, and the shortage is expected to become more severe in the coming years. The American Medical Association projects that by 2034, we’ll have a shortage of between…


Planned Parenthood Affiliate Offering Telemedicine Abortions in Kansas

Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains (CHPPGP), an affiliate of Planned Parenthood, has announced that it is offering telemedicine abortion services in the state of Kansas after a court gave green light to the practice. A 2011 law had previously required doctors in Kansas to be in the same room as patients while prescribing…


What Is Next for Telehealth?

By Zohar Babin As COVID-19 cases wane, the world is gradually ushering in a new normal, with many countries relaxing regulations on social distancing, venue capacity limits, cultural life, masking, and more. But the dawn of a post-COVID world won’t mean the twilight of all pandemic-era phenomena. Remote and hybrid work, for example, aren’t going…


Virtual Consultations With Doctors ‘Disastrous’ for Some Patients: UK Study

Phone or video consultations with doctors can be “disastrous” for some patients, though some find them to be “more convenient,” a new UK study has found. According to the study conducted by researchers from Cambridge University, patients regard so-called “telemedicine” to have “increased misdiagnoses, inequalities, and barriers to accessing care,” but more than 60 percent…


Could Your Next Doctor Be Made of Metal? Meet UC Iris

University of California (UC) researchers are turning to robots for help during the ongoing pandemic. A research team—which includes members from UC’S Irvine, San Diego, and Los Angeles campuses—are developing advanced robots that will allow healthcare workers to conduct remote exams. Called UC Iris, the bots will also give quarantined California’s an easier way to…