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COVID-19 telemonitoring tool adapted to prevent heat-related illness

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degrees Celsius higher than the average for 1991-2020. Extreme heat has a significant impact on public health. A recent study published in Nature found 37% of deaths related to heat exposure around the world between 1991 and 2018 were related to global warming caused by humans. THE LARGER CONTEXT.

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Solve.Care adds India to its global telehealth network

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In March last year, the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued new guidelines for telemedicine practice which boosted the use of telehealth services in the country. Currently, the country has a doctor-to-patient ratio of 1:1000, which is below the World Health Organization’s recommended ratio.

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COVID-19 and the future of care delivery

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Discussion on the definitions for telehealth, telecare, telemedicine and other terms under the digital health and care umbrella is always required, and will be discussed in greater detail during the HIMSS & Health 2.0 European Digital Event taking place on 7-11 September 2020. has grown significantly.

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Waking Up a Health Consumer in the COVID-19 Era

Health Populi

With President Trump’s somber speech from the Oval Office last night, we wake up on 12th March 2020 to a ban on most travel from Europe to the U.S., Here is a link to the President’s full remarks from the White House website, presented at about 9 pm on 11 March 2020. recommendations for hygiene, and call to come together in America.

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Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 predictions for healthcare in 2021

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Reenita Das Reenita Das is partner and senior vice president for transformational health at Frost & Sullivan. The year 2020 has been a year unlike any other year in our history. Hospitals faced significant losses in 2020 due to COVID-19 as elective procedures were put on hold and out-patient department visits reduced dramatically.

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News from the Consumer Technology Association and Withings Further Demonstrates Private Sector’s Role in the Pandemic and Public Health

Health Populi

In 2020, CES featured several hundred digital health exhibitors and a growing array of Internet of Things-connected devices adjacent to health and wellness, with representation from beyond “pure” wearable health tech ranging from FDA-cleared blood pressure watches from Omron to health insurer Humana in the exhibit hall.

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Telehealth Is Just Healthcare Now – One Post-COVID Certainty, Three Reports

Health Populi

As we wrestle with just “what” health care will look like “after COVID,” there’s one certainty that we can embrace in our health planning and forecasting efforts: that’s the persistence of telehealth and virtual care into health care work- and life-flows, for clinicians and consumers alike and aligned.

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