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Category: Telemedicine

Anxious, Depressed? There’s an App for that

Posted on June 13, 2022June 12, 2022 by Devon Herrick

Covid and the lockdowns increased self-reported cases of anxiety and depression but patients were unable to meet therapists face-to-face. All forms of telemedicine rose in 2020 and 2021 including psychotherapy. Covid jump started online and telephone-based metal health counseling. As a result, therapist and patient began connecting through apps.

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Recent Studies: Video Games Boost Cognitive Ability. What?

Posted on May 21, 2022May 20, 2022 by Devon Herrick

When I think of video games, the first thing that comes to mind is the hours of time wasted sitting in front of a monitor. We’ve all heard jokes about young men who refuse to grow up and live in their parents’ basement playing video games all day and into the night. I’ve read countless letters in advice columns where women support slacker husbands or boyfriends, who won’t hold jobs and spend hours a day playing video games. Yet, resent studies found video game playing may have benefits.

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Is Telemedicine on its Way Up or Out?

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Devon Herrick

TelaDoc, the largest telehealth firm in the United States, saw its stock price nosedive by more than 60% in the past month. TelaDoc’s stock price is down 78% from its high last year. This is significant considering health care experts predicted telemedicine would get a huge boost from Covid and telehealth visits become mainstream. What’s behind the stock slide? Was it profit-taking by early investors or has the public’s interest in telehealth waned? By the way, TelaDoc was founded in Dallas in 2002 and funded my early policy work on telemedicine 15 years ago under different leadership.

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Friday Links

Posted on April 15, 2022April 15, 2022 by John C. Goodman

Telemedicine is being used for assisted dying.

Why was a Texas woman charged with murder over a self-induced abortion?

Will 10,000 steps a day make you healthier? No. 7,000 steps seems to get the job done.

Why do companies invest in finding drugs to treat rare diseases?

How did the Middle Ages respond to the Back Death? With price controls and more. (recommended)

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