Elizabeth Morrison-Banks, MD, a health sciences clinical professor at the University of California, Riverside, has received a $100,000 grant from Genentech to conduct a study in hopes of developing a telehealth program for individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS).

Reducing costs is one of the purported principal benefits of telehealth, but recent research questions just how much the remote services may save healthcare providers. A report in the March issue of Health Affairs explores the use of direct-to-consumer telehealth and related costs.

Telehealth may be able to connect patients to physicians at the most urgent times—on the way to the emergency department (ED). A study published in the Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare explored the effectiveness of using telehealth in pre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) and the associated costs.

Researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded Reduce Limitations from Anxiety (RELAX) trial have found telehealth to be effective treating patients with panic and anxiety disorders.

Traveling around the globe comes with a multitude of risks, remaining healthy and unharmed being at the top of the list. VIGILINT and Cleveland Clinic have partnered together to address this concern by developing the Global MedAssist Program (GMAP) telehealth program to worldwide travelers in the case they need medical attention.

Visiting the pediatrician without a fussy child can be blessing for many parents. But are remote sessions with a physician as effective as in-person visits? A recent study focused on TytoCare, a handheld mobile telehealth device, found remote visits are equivalent to in-office appointments.

New York's Northwell Health Home Care Network has announced its partnership with New Jersey-based Health Recovery Solutions (HRS) to offer an extensive telehealth platform to its home-care patients.

The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) is requesting feedback for the recently posted drafts of practice guidelines for telestroke, pediatric telehealth and child and adolescent telemental health.