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Early Signs of Diabetes Mellitus

Dec 04, 2021

According to the CDC , approximately 34 million Americans are living with Diabetes Mellitus. Despite advances in technology, medications, research, and education, the number of Americans with diabetes appears to be growing, not shrinking. According to the CDC, "prevalence estimates were 9.5% [of the population] in 1999–2002 and 12.0% in 2013–2016." Perhaps even more concerning, according to that same report, there are...

Our Guide to Ketamine Telemedicine: Cutting Edge Mental Healthcare Here Now

Dec 01, 2021

We are in the midst of a mental health crisis with rates of depression and anxiety only worsening over the past two years as we have faced a raging pandemic, lockdowns, and economic anxiety. Even before the pandemic, in 2019, nearly 20 million Americans were estimated to have had at least one major depressive episode, with treatment-resistant depression (TRD) occurring in approximately 30% of cases . TRD typically refers to at...

Founder Spotlight: Interview with Dr. Ali Parsa, CEO of Babylon Health (Part 2)

Nov 18, 2021

Dr. Ali Parsa is a British-Iranian healthcare entrepreneur and engineer. He’s the founder and CEO of Babylon, the revolutionary AI and digital health company. Babylon’s mission is to put an accessible and affordable health service in the hands of every person on earth. Dr. Parsa was listed in The Times 100 people to watch. The Health Service Journal recognized him as one of ‘the 50 most influential people in UK...

Physician Spotlight: Interview with Dr. Ho Anh, Chief Medical Officer of Cerebral

Oct 29, 2021

Dr. Ho Anh, MD is a board-certified Physician. He graduated from the University of Virginia where he received a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Doctorate of Medicine. He has spent time as a Locum Tenens doctor practicing with the Veterans Health Administration in San Antonio, Texas, rural medicine on the Oregon Coast, and community health in Sacramento, California. His passion to treat patients combined with his interest in innovative...

Adventures in Telemedicine: How One Healthcare Couple Used Van Life and Remote Work to Live Life on Their Terms

Oct 22, 2021

If ever there was a year suited to both van life and telemedicine, 2020 was it. Nobody knows this better than Dr. Justin Woods, a family medicine physician and his wife Betsy, a pediatric ER nurse. The couple announced last February on Instagram that they had managed to pay off 100% of their $225,000 student loan debt in just 15 months. How did they do this? By living half of the past three years in their converted Sprinter van in the...

Medical Weight Loss and Telemedicine

Oct 02, 2021

There are things that can be hard for patients to discuss with their healthcare provider. Telemedicine has provided an avenue for people to interact with a healthcare provider either synchronously or asynchronously and allow people to address their healthcare needs in an environment that they feel comfortable with. There are increasingly innovative telemedicine companies providing care for patients ranging from transgendered...

5 Celebrity Backed Telemedicine Startups

Sep 16, 2021

Let’s face it: healthcare is not the most glamorous profession. Sure there’s lots of TV shows about stunningly attractive doctors and nurses saving lives and taking names. But in the real world, for all the good we do, sometimes our profession can feel like it's mostly about cafeteria food, random bodily fluids, and finding time to nap. But the rise of telemedicine is changing all of that as major celebrities are taking notice of...

The Top 5 Best States to Practice Telemedicine in 2021

Sep 08, 2021

One of the best things about being a telemedicine provider is getting to choose where you live. As long as you hold the desired state licenses, most positions allow you to live anywhere in the US. Even outside our profession, an exodus from the big cities is a trend we have seen grow exponentially during the pandemic as remote work has gained wider popularity. A lot of the focus has been on moving to states with the lowest...

You're Getting Very Sleepy: Our Guide to Sleep Telemedicine

Aug 24, 2021

Although most sleep experts will tell you to turn off your digital devices for a good night’s sleep, it turns out the key to better rest may actually be on those screens after all. Sleep issues are some of the most vexing because poor sleep affects every aspect of our lives, both physical and mental, and can even shorten our lives. The US alone loses over $400 billion each year to the effects of sleep deprivation. The National Sleep...

A Guide to Functional Telemedicine

Aug 10, 2021

With chronic disease numbers from diabetes to coronary artery disease on the rise, it's no wonder that some patients are looking elsewhere for healthcare solutions. Yet, searches for so called "alternative" treatment modalities can be confusing when there's a whole alphabet soup of terminology being thrown around. For example, what is holistic medicine? How is it different from functional, naturopathic, or homeopathic medicine? And...

The Top 5 Most Innovative Telemedicine Companies of 2021

Aug 04, 2021

Telemedicine is an innovative field, and we’re proud to be a part of it. Our goal is to help telemedicine professionals find rewarding work that meets their lifestyle needs. The growing demand for telemedicine, and the proliferation of new technologies to deliver this service, is one of the most remarkable modern-day success stories in health care. There is much to be said about the innovation and creativity that surrounds the...

Cross Border Telemedicine: A How To Guide

Jul 27, 2021

I received an intriguing email from a colleague the other day. We're in different fields of medicine, but we both made the transition from brick and mortar clinics to virtual clinics about a year ago. That said, we were generally living similar lives to many of our friends who are not in medicine, with our trip to our clinics now replaced with a trip to converted home offices. Although we had encountered colleagues...