Telemedicine

A new system called SpotCheck showed that teledermoscopy was equally as effective as in-person appointments in evaluating suspicious-looking skin lesions for skin cancer, according to a study.

At West Cancer Center and Research Institute, the expression “the doctor is in” is a bit more complicated than it sounds.

The 2024 GOLD International COPD Conference will be held Nov. 11 and 12 in Philadelphia and online, featuring presentations from various speakers on important topics pertaining to COPD care.

Patients with COPD, asthma and cystic fibrosis may soon be able to monitor their diseases by using/breathing through a tool that connects to their smartphone, according to a University of Pittsburgh press release.

Telemedicine access and use in rheumatology has fluctuated wildly over the last half decade, from near nonexistence through 2019 to its highwater mark during the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

PHILADELPHIA — There is an uneven distribution of dermatologists in the United States. In Texas, for example, most individuals in the state lack access, according to Rachel Day, MD, FAAD, chief medical officer of Zest Dermatology.

Patients with different asthma severity regularly used a home device for measuring fractional exhaled nitric oxide for 12 weeks as part of their asthma management strategies, according to a poster presentation here.

A shared-care rheumatology clinic, where a rheumatologist saw patients virtually after another health care professional performed an initial assessment, was “successful by many metrics” and led to travel cost savings, according to a study.

Surgical education and training are probably going to be the most beneficial applications of spatial computing and are certainly the most proven. There are also significant advantages when it comes to surgical navigation.

It has been nearly 2 years since the first ophthalmology meeting was held in the metaverse.