Tue.Aug 25, 2020

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Telehealth Use Among Older Americans: Growing Interest, Remaining Concerns

Health Populi

In the Fear of Going Out Era spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients were loath to go to the doctor’s office for medical care, and even less keen on entering a hospital clinic’s doors. This drove health consumers to virtual care platforms in the first months of the public health crisis — including lots of older people who had never used telemedicine or even a mobile health app.

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Palliative care needs better PR

Healthy Debate

For decades, we have known about the benefits of palliative care. First, we learned that when a palliative approach is provided to patients earlier, they live longer.

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