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Sounds Like A John Denver Song: Virginia and Colorado Towns Rank High As Healthy Communities

Health Populi

Primary care: Throughout the world, people who live in countries that have strong primary care workforces enjoy better health outcomes, which I discussed in my paper, Primary Care, Everywhere , written for the California Healthcare Foundation. Food and nutrition, focusing on food availability (versus food deserts) and nutrition.

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Reuters Health: Telemedicine surging in US but still uncommon

mHealth Insight

. “To see whether these laws translate to more use of telemedicine, researchers examined private health insurance claims data from 2005 to 2017 from OptumLabs Data Warehouse. In Mental Health we should be asking not what mobiles are doing to our mental health but what they could be doing. .

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Psych Central podcast: “We often feel very isolated, but we have a lot more in common than we realize.”

Society for Participatory Medicine

Psych Central is the terrific mental health community mentioned by “Doc Tom” Ferguson in the e-Patient White Paper, the founding document of our Society. (At What Doc Tom wrote about Psych Central in 2005. patients are now finding online mental health services more accessible than ever before.”.

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The DASS-21 Scale Explained

TheraNest

Another study was conducted by the British Psychological Society in 2005. However, the interpretation of this instrument should be conducted only by qualified individuals with specialized training in psychology or by certified mental health professionals.

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Remote photoplethysmography (rPPG): emerging HealthTech sub sector is 'one to watch in 2024 and 2025

Lloyd Price

The first demonstration came around 2005, using a thermal camera to record facial data and extract pulse information. Real-time health data from rPPG could allow healthcare providers to remotely monitor chronic conditions and intervene earlier if needed. The Birth of rPPG (2000s) The concept of rPPG emerged much later.

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Master Guide to Telehealth Statistics for 2019

Enzyme Health

Telemedicine visits increased at an average compound annual growth rate of 52% per year from 2005 - 2014 ( JAMA ). Mental health used to be the largest represented specialty in telehealth, but as of 2017, it moved from first to fifth on the list, only consisting of 7% of all telemedicine claim distribution ( FH Healthcare Indicators ).

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How will Oculus Rift affect our Health?

Lloyd Price

While some may be concerned about the negative impact of Oculus Rift on our health, proponents of the device claim the uptake of virtual reality could offer significant benefits to our wellbeing, improve access to healthcare and even raise standards of care.