Tag: telehealth
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Lessons Learned From Over 20 Years of Telemedicine in India: What a Scoping Review Reveals (2000–2023)
Introduction: A Two-Decade Journey in Indian Telemedicine India’s telemedicine landscape spans more than 20 years, evolving from satellite-based links between rural spokes and urban hubs to a nationwide digital health ecosystem. A scoping review of telemedicine services initiated between 2000 and 2023 maps what has worked, what has scaled, and where evidence remains thin. The…
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Lessons From Over 20 Years of Telemedicine in India: A Scoping Review (2000–2023)
Introduction The rapid expansion of telemedicine in India over the past two decades, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrates how information and communication technologies (ICTs) can transform access to care. Telemedicine—using digital tools to exchange medical information, diagnose, treat, and monitor patients remotely—has evolved from satellite-based links in the 1990s to a large, mixed ecosystem…
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Online Therapy Proves as Effective as In-Person Care, Swedish Study Finds
Online therapy matches the patchwork of in-person care, even during a crisis The rapid shift to online therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic was a global experiment in mental health care. In Sweden, researchers tracked 2,300 patients over six years – three years before and three years during the pandemic – to see whether treatment outcomes…
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More Families Raising Children with Cystic Fibrosis Staying in the Bush
Rural CF families form a close-knit network In Longreach, a remote outback town with a population of about 3,647, two young girls with cystic fibrosis (CF) are navigating life with a disease that is both challenging and manageable thanks to advances in care. Connie Lacey, age 4, and Sienna Machin, age 10, are described as…
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Cystic Fibrosis in the Bush: Rural Families Raising CF Kids
Outback Life Meets a Rare Challenge In the outback town of Longreach, population 3,647, families coping with cystic fibrosis (CF) face daily realities that blend resilience with stubborn practicality. Connie Lacey, 4, and Sienna Machin, 10, are as close as sisters in spirit, yet interactions are carefully measured to avoid cross-infection. The girls describe a…
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Cystic Fibrosis in the Bush: Rural Families Navigating Care in Outback Australia
Outback life and the growing community of CF families In Longreach, a remote outback town about 1,200 kilometres from the Queensland Children’s Hospital, families living with cystic fibrosis (CF) are choosing to stay where they know the country and their neighbours best. Connie Lacey, 4, and Sienna Machin, 10, are like sisters in spirit even…