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Telemedicine extends surgical teaching
More »The world’s most remote inhabited island can now access advanced telemedical care, thanks to pro bono services and support from a high-technology team led by IBM and Beacon Equity Partners, according to the companies.
More »Treatment interventions via telephone, Internet, and through other telemedical services are gaining popularity, especially in rural areas where licensed clinicians might not be available. Dr Per Carlbring and colleagues recently evaluated a 10-week, Internet-based, self-help program with weekly...
More »U.K. doctors are learning to think twice before using cell phones or digital cameras to capture and relay medical images for remote diagnosis.
New guidelines follow media reports of the technology being used in telemedicine schemes and medical
More »Radiologists in Spain are getting ready to report images acquired at a U.K. National Health Service hospital. The Barcelona-based European Telemedicine Clinic has an 18-month contract to bolster onsite radiology services at the U.K. district hospital
More »The International Society for Telemedicine has relaunched with a new agenda to support e-health through global communication and cooperation. The ISfT (http://www.isft.org/) is inviting telemedicine societies from around the world to link up and promote
More »The emerging political appeal of telemedicine is a reliable means of gauging its acceptance by mainstream U.S. medicine.
Last week, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) announced a $10 million proposal to improve the country's
More »One of the first studies to examine the economic benefits of teleradiology and telemedicine has failed to find good evidence that these solutions are a cost-effective means of delivering healthcare.
The study reported in BMJ (2002;324:1434-1437)
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