New Medicare Study Findings
New research published in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals promising evidence that telehealth services may help reduce unnecessary healthcare spending. The study specifically examined whether telehealth contributes to or decreases the utilization…
Background: Mobile money-based cash transfer interventions are becoming increasingly utilised, especially in humanitarian settings. The South of Madagascar constituted a humanitarian emergency in 2021/2022 when the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic and a…
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Heart disease is the number one cause of death for women in the U.S., but women with cardiovascular risk factors often don’t get the treatment they need until it’s too late. In response to…
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Sai Bhamidipati, Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs Consultant
The biopharmaceutical landscape is transforming with the advent of advanced therapeutics, including mRNA vaccines, gene therapies, and personalized medicine. These innovative treatments offer unprecedented opportunities to address complex diseases….
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Auckland-based health IT company Medtech Global has been acquired by software acquirer Banyan Software from the United States.Founded in 1989, Medtech claims to develop the first practice management system in New Zealand. It also…
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AI could help to prepare for the next global pandemic and save lives, according to global researchers.
The study, published in Nature on 20 February 2025, was carried out in partnership between scientists from Imperial College…
The Growing Opioid Crisis During COVID-19
The United States faced an intensifying drug crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic, with opioid-related deaths surging dramatically. Drug overdose fatalities increased from 91,799 in 2020 to 107,941 in 2022,…
As someone who has been practicing medicine via telehealth since pre-pandemic days, sometimes I am placed in the wise elder role and asked to explain how things started and how they came to be…
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The Evolution of Virtual Healthcare Systems
The COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed an unprecedented shift toward virtual care delivery across healthcare systems nationwide. This transformation has evolved from an emergency response into a strategic imperative, with leading…
The digital health funding landscape has gone through a series of twists and turns ever since the Covid-19 pandemic — once characterized by a frantic investment pace and overblown valuations, then later hesitance and…
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