The Latest Breaking News from telehealth

Changes to psychiatric telehealth in the coming months may make it harder for people to access medication.

David Harlem had hardly needed a sick day in his life — until he experienced symptoms that indicated he was in grave danger.

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Dr. Corey Siegel was more prepared than most of his peers.

President Joe Biden announced on Jan. 30, 2023, that he intends to end both the national emergency and the public health emergency declarations related to COVID-19 on May 11, 2023.

Amid a crumbling health-care system and rising transphobia, trans and non-binary people in Ontario are facing a new challenge: reduced access to gender-affirming care. Changes to how the Ontario government funds virtual health-care services have led to the closure of a key resource, the Connect-Clinic.

The Federal Trade Commission has imposed a $1.5 million penalty on telehealth and prescription drug discount provider GoodRx Holdings Inc. for sharing users’ personal health data with Facebook, Google and other third parties without their consent

The pandemic increased health care coverage, boosted telehealth, beefed up food assistance and offered universal access to coronavirus vaccines and tests. On May 11, President Joe Biden plans to end the emergencies declared for the pandemic.

Telehealth use among Medicare beneficiaries grew from less than 1% pre-pandemic to more than 32% in April 2020

The declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency three years ago changed the lives of millions of Americans by offering increased health care coverage, beefed-up food assistance and universal access to coronavirus vaccines and tests

Former AMA president Dr Mukesh Haikerwal has called in debt collectors to chase up payment for telehealth consultations.

A recent $1.7 trillion spending package included a funding extension for remote medicine—through 2024.