Telehealth

Use of Virtual Care Tools in Some Underserved Populations is Rising

While evaluating consumer adoption of digital health in 2021, researchers from Rock Health found that certain populations, such as Medicaid members and LGBQA+ individuals, are using tools like live video telemedicine and wearables at higher rates than their counterparts.
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‘Predicting the future’: Emerging technology may help choose the right drug at the right time

Remote patient monitoring using novel technology may make it possible for rheumatologists to choose the “right drug right out of the gate,” according to data presented at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East. Read more

Cancer Patients

Clinical Trial Focuses on Remote Monitoring of Cancer Patients

A Colorado health system is testing the feasibility of remote patient monitoring for the early detection of febrile neutropenia, a common, life-threatening complication of cancer therapy that is typically treated as an oncologic emergency. Read more

Mental Illness

Mental Illness Tied to COVID-19 Breakthrough Infection

Psychiatric disorders are tied to an increased risk of COVID-19 breakthrough infection, particularly among older adults, new research shows.
“Psychiatric disorders remained significantly associated with incident breakthrough infections above and beyond sociodemographic and medical factors, suggesting that mental health is important to consider in conjunction with other risk factors,” the investigators, led by Aoife O’Donovan, Ph.D., University of California, San Francisco, write. Read more