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Advanced 3D models and a telemedicine system enable online training in endoscopic sinus surgery

The world's first international online training session utilizing advanced 3D sinus models and a telemedicine system has taken place, highlighting a new mode of medical training in the Covid-19 era.

9 Mar 2021

New tool helps choose the best intervention for each dementia patient

Every three seconds, a new case of dementia is diagnosed somewhere in the world. The term encompasses a group of neurodegenerative diseases that have no cure and which affect memory, cognitive abilities and behavior, and includes Alzheimer's disease.

9 Mar 2021

Advanced 3D sinus models highlight new mode of medical training in the COVID-19 era

The world's first international remote training session utilizing advanced 3D sinus models and a telemedicine system has taken place, highlighting a new mode of medical training in the Covid-19 era.

9 Mar 2021

The benefits and risks of using online health forums and services

The internet provides a major source of exchanging health information through online portals and new media. Internet users can access health sites and online forums to obtain health information.

2 Mar 2021

Study examines health and economic impacts of mHealth technologies in diabetes care

Emerging smart mobile health (or mHealth) technologies are changing the way patients track information related to diagnosed conditions. A new study examined the health and economic impacts of mHealth technologies on the outcomes of diabetes patients in Asia.

24 Feb 2021

Research shows the effectiveness of a digital healthcare treatment for osteoarthritis

The steadily increasing prevalence and high costs of treating chronic joint pain worldwide poses a challenge for healthcare systems and healthcare payers.

24 Feb 2021

Study examines the adoption of telemedicine program in a senior living community

With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has become a new norm for many routines and non-emergency medical needs.

23 Feb 2021

Improving eye health globally can have substantial benefits for economic, social prosperity

An estimated 1.1 billion people were living with untreated vision impairment in 2020, but researchers say more than 90 per cent of vision loss could be prevented or treated with existing, highly cost-effective interventions.

17 Feb 2021

Akkure Genomics raises €1.2 million to accelerate roll-out of its next-generation clinical trials platform

Akkure Genomics, an Irish digital health scaleup which is developing a disruptive MedTech platform for the global clinical trials industry, has raised just over €1.2 million in a crowdfunding campaign from 318 investors.

13 Feb 2021

Telemedicine-based program for COVID-19 patients helps maximize health care delivery

The rapid upscaling of a telemonitoring program in which health care providers performed daily telemedicine check-ins on COVID-19 patients faced a unique set of challenges.

10 Feb 2021

Researchers look at long-term outcomes of cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19

Researchers at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center have joined a nationwide study to look at the long-term outcomes of cancer patients who have been diagnosed with COVID-19.

8 Feb 2021

New initiative may improve patient outcomes by expanding EMS access to lifesaving care

Advanced telehealth technology is being used to improve patient care in the field by connecting rural emergency medical services (EMS) responders to Tucson emergency medicine physicians in a joint project involving the University of Arizona Health Sciences and Banner - University Medical Center Tucson.

4 Feb 2021

Study: Remote supervision could expand access to neurointerventional technologies

Physicians training on novel technologies and surgical devices by other already experienced physicians, known as proctoring, is a fundamental aspect of medicine.

4 Feb 2021

Two-dose regimen of adenovirus-based vaccine offers 91.6% efficacy against COVID-19

An interim analysis of data from the phase 3 trial of the COVID-19 vaccine from Russia (Gam-COVID-Vac) suggests that a two-dose regimen of the adenovirus-based vaccine offers 91.6% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19.

2 Feb 2021

Researchers examine the connection between lung cancer and COVID-19

On February 27, 2020, the flagship journal of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, published a case study that described two patients from Wuhan, China who recently underwent lung lobectomies for adenocarcinoma and were retrospectively found to have had COVID-19 at the time of surgery.

30 Jan 2021

Study examines the causes behind antibiotic overuse

The overuse of antibiotics occurs due to the mistaken widespread belief that they are beneficial for a broad array of conditions and because many physicians are willing to prescribe antibiotics if patients ask for the medication, according to a Rutgers study.

27 Jan 2021

Hybrid closed-loop insulin therapy improves glycemic control in adolescents, young adults

Hybrid closed-loop insulin therapy improved glycemic control in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes. These outcomes, derived from the International Diabetes Closed-Loop (iDCL) Trial, are reported in the peer-reviewed journal Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics (DTT).

27 Jan 2021

New recommendations to improve apps for controlling and monitoring NTDs

A study performed by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya provided eight recommendations for improving the online technology to help with the treatment and diagnosis of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs).

26 Jan 2021

Many older adults lack patient portal access, which could affect COVID-19 vaccine scheduling

As the vaccination of older adults against COVID-19 begins across the country, new poll data suggests that many of them don't yet have access to the "patient portal" online systems that could make it much easier for them to schedule a vaccination appointment.

15 Jan 2021

iTHRIV announces recipients of health research pilot projects

The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) hub partnership between Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia, Carilion Clinic, and Inova Health System has awarded $200,000 in funding to five research projects through the Pilot Translational and Clinical Studies Program. Multi-institutional teams of scientists, physicians, and engineers will study Parkinson's disease, celiac disease, pediatric heart transplant, pediatric telemedicine, and epilepsy.

15 Jan 2021

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Latest Telemedicine News and Research

Advanced 3D models and a telemedicine system enable online training in endoscopic sinus surgery

New tool helps choose the best intervention for each dementia patient

Advanced 3D sinus models highlight new mode of medical training in the COVID-19 era

The benefits and risks of using online health forums and services

Study examines health and economic impacts of mHealth technologies in diabetes care

Research shows the effectiveness of a digital healthcare treatment for osteoarthritis

Study examines the adoption of telemedicine program in a senior living community

Improving eye health globally can have substantial benefits for economic, social prosperity

Akkure Genomics raises €1.2 million to accelerate roll-out of its next-generation clinical trials platform

Telemedicine-based program for COVID-19 patients helps maximize health care delivery

Researchers look at long-term outcomes of cancer patients diagnosed with COVID-19

New initiative may improve patient outcomes by expanding EMS access to lifesaving care

Study: Remote supervision could expand access to neurointerventional technologies

Two-dose regimen of adenovirus-based vaccine offers 91.6% efficacy against COVID-19

Researchers examine the connection between lung cancer and COVID-19

Study examines the causes behind antibiotic overuse

Hybrid closed-loop insulin therapy improves glycemic control in adolescents, young adults

New recommendations to improve apps for controlling and monitoring NTDs

Many older adults lack patient portal access, which could affect COVID-19 vaccine scheduling

iTHRIV announces recipients of health research pilot projects

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