On Wednesday, Oct. 1, patients across America lost access to care they had the day before not because medicine changed, but because politics did. When the government shut down, so did federal ...

AS the world adjusted to the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, a remarkable transformation unfolded in healthcare: the rise of telemedicine. For many, virtual consultations became a lifeline, ...

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Ark., is confident his measure affecting how medical professionals in the Department of Veterans Affairs can prescribe medication will become law, contending ...

There is mounting public understanding that a criminal legal and interdiction framework has failed to address the country’s drug problems and that an aggressive public health approach is needed. 41 ...

A recent change to the state health department’s regulation on prescribing certain drugs remotely via telemedicine, is aimed at providing clarity for practitioners and bringing the state’s rules ...

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified in May before congressional lawmakers on President Trump’s budget, where protesters, including Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen, disrupted his ...

In Texas, veterinary clinics are overburdened, rural communities lack basic care and the state ranks near the bottom in veterinary access. Telemedicine could provide relief. Unsplash+ One of the most ...

NEW ORLEANS—Health systems that were early virtual care adopters have evolved their telehealth organizational strategies following the COVID-19 pandemic to scale up tech initiatives. By centralizing ...

Telemedicine offers remote medical consultations and healthcare services via technologies like video conferencing and phone calls. It reduces infection risks by minimizing hospital visits and exposure ...

Telemedicine was associated with a monthly avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to the emissions of 61,255 to 130,076 passenger vehicles. Objective: The US health care system contributes ...

Telemedicine use in 2023 reduced monthly carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of up to 130,000 gas operated vehicles or recycling up to 4 million trash bags. Telemedicine use in 2023 reduced ...

Telemedicine use in 2023 reduced monthly carbon dioxide emissions by the equivalent of up to 130,000 gas operated vehicles, suggesting it could have a positive effect on climate change, new UCLA-led ...