August 19, 2024 by Alex Smith, University of Minnesota Medical School Credit: RDNE Stock project from PexelsMindfulness-based interventions delivered via telehealth in a scalable format can improve pain and overall well-being among veterans with chronic pain, according to new research published today in JAMA Internal Medicine. In a randomized clinical trial, researchers aimed to test...
MAY 17TH, 2024POSTED BY KARA GAVIN-U. MICHIGAN(Credit: Getty Images) Even if the doctor is miles away from their usual in-person clinic or exam room, they should make it look like they’re there, the study suggests. Even better: sitting in an office with their diplomas hanging behind them—or perhaps having a virtual background that’s a photo...
by American Institute of Physics Dr. Samantha Kleindienst Robler taking a photo of an ear (not a patient) using a telemedicine cart. Credit: Reba Lean According to the World Health Organization, 1.6 billion people across the globe are living with hearing loss. Much of that is preventable, stemming from excessive noise, untreated ear infections, and...
Rebecca Pifer Reporter Adeline Kon/Healthcare Dive/Healthcare Dive Editor’s note: This story is part of a series on women in the healthcare workforce. As Washington considers which virtual care flexibilities should remain in place post-COVID-19, experts are flagging that paring back telehealth access and affordability will disproportionately affect women, even as a growing share of startups emerge to address women’s...
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL OF NURSING IMAGE: SHOSHANA V. ARONOWITZ, Ph.D., MSHP, FNP-BC, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN PENN NURSING’S DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CREDIT: SHOSHANA ARONOWITZ PHILADELPHIA (December 6, 2021) – The majority of individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) face access barriers to evidence-based treatment. While the COVID-19 pandemic offered an opportunity to...
by University of Missouri Kimberly Powell. Credit: MU Sinclair School of Nursing The COVID-19 pandemic caused nursing homes to rapidly change their policies overnight. Telehealth was instantly adopted widely in an effort to reduce stress on the health care system by keeping residents safe and avoiding unnecessary transfers to already-overwhelmed hospitals. A new study at...
by University of Missouri Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain As a pediatric physical therapist in Clinton, Missouri, Jessica Luechtefeld was used to a hands-on coaching approach whenever meeting with her patients at their preschools, in their homes or at the Child’s Play Therapy clinic. But the COVID-19 pandemic forced physical therapists like Luechtefeld to cancel in-person sessions and...
by Alexis Shelly, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Even with access to telemedicine, many PTSD patients do not finish their treatment. A new study from UTHealth is pairing evidence-based psychotherapy with peer support to address this problem. Credit: Rogelio Castro/UTHealth The military mantra of “no man left behind” is being applied to help...
by Julie Appleby, Kaiser Health News, Kaiser Health News Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain When the pandemic sidelined in-office visits at his practice, Dr. Dael Waxman “wasn’t exactly thrilled with being at home.” But he quickly shifted gears to video and telephone appointments. Now, he finds, there are good reasons to keep these options open even...
One in four older Americans had a virtual medical visit in the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, most of them by video, a new telehealth poll finds. That’s much higher than the 4% of people over 50 who said they had ever had a virtual visit with a doctor in a similar poll...
