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Woman are consuming a lot of health information on the internet. Is that a good thing? How much is accurate? Should you communicate with your doctor online? 
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Image source: UnitedHealth Group UnitedHealth Group , the nation's largest health insurance company, is broadening coverage to pay for.
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Consumers reported an increased level of comfort in leveraging digital health tools to access medical advice and communicate with doctors. Via Bruno Demay, Lionel Reichardt / le Pharmageek
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Kids now grow up using mobile technologies, so digital health is not shying away from reaching out to the younger generation. Children tend to be a very open-minded audience, able to absorb useful information presented to them in compelling, innovative ways. Digital health strategies can engage them and help them develop healthy habits while habits are still forming. However, since this is a vulnerable and impressionable population, safety standards need to be considered, and parental support and involvement is beneficial. Via Mike Rucker, Giuseppe Fattori
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The company behind it wants to make learning about human anatomy more fun.
Via Celine Sportisse
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A TELEPHONE-based platform recently made its services available to the city with hopes to bridge a gap between health professionals and patients–especially who might still be having difficulties accessing premium medical care via [...]...
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Texas school telehealth pilot gets a passing grade
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Healthware’s Digital Health Top 10 trends for 2016 Via Olivier Delannoy, Lionel Reichardt / le Pharmageek
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When children get sick at school it can be a big disruption For the kids – they have to miss class – and for mom or dad they have to leave work try and schedule a last minute doctor s
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Some 50 percent of employers use mobile apps to engage their employees in their health, according to a survey of 213 employers, sponsored by Xerox Human Resource Services and the National Business Group on Health (NBGH).
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Understanding the user experience and audience is key when developing any digital health technology.
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Doctor on Demand has expanded its telemedicine platform to include board-certified psychiatrists, the company announced on Tuesday. In December 2014, Doctor on Demand began offering mental health services with the addition of psychologists to its provider network. Extending the network to include psychiatrists will complete the mental health cycle, from therapy to medicine, officials said. "Mental health is a vital area, where there may be the most need for telemedicine," said Donovan Wong, MD, medical director of behavioral health at Doctor on Demand.
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Telehealth service provider American Well, today announced the launch of AW9, its newest product release, featuring an industry-first multiway video solution that enables joint doctor appointments. Multiway video allows a patient or provider to invite other participants, such as a specialist, caregiver, health coach, family member or language translator into a live, video visit. Additional features of ... Read More
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“ More than half of preventable heart disease and stroke deaths happen to people under 65.”
Via Dr. Anas Bahnassi, Gilles Jourquin
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Weight loss journeys are different for every patient. Those who struggle with one thing may not face the same struggles as others. As physicians, how do we best guide patients through this process? As a weight-loss surgeon in Austin, Texas, I always push for two things with my patients. First, patients need to set-up a strong support network for before and after surgery. I play a large part in that, as I am at every follow-up appointment with my patients. But patients also need to ask friends and family to back them – to keep pushing them to los
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More than 800 women globally die each day from preventable causes related to childbirth and pregnancy. These apps want to change that.
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Despite already having used video visits for a number of years, adoption by both clinicians and patients remains a challenge for Kaiser Permanente, according to Angie Stevens, Kaiser Permanente executive director of telehealth IT.
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It was not long after the birth of telemedicine that m-clinic apps for doctors took over and now they are commonplace within the healthcare setup. From rem...
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Telehealth is the use of information technologies for long-distance clinical care and education.
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Access to healthcare for people in low- and middle-income countries is challenging, and people often have to travel considerable distances to receive quality...
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THE My Doctor Now (Mydocnow), an organization composed of medical and health officers, announced on Monday that a telemedicine platform is now available in Davao City.
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The team at MyDocNow is pleased to announce their easy to use telemedicine platform is now available in the Philippines. The new service offers virtual medical services that connect medical professionals and patients seamlessly using a telemedicine portal that has been successful in the United States.
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A virtual medical service is now available in the Philippines through a program called MyDocNow, a telemedicine program where patients may connect to doctors...
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The number of US consumers who use wearables and mobile apps for managing their health has doubled in the past two years, says Accenture.
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Digital Health has already made the transition from ‘curiosity’ and ‘future’ to everyday use.
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