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When it comes to telehealth it’s not numbers

World of DTC Marketing

Still, they are more likely to continue use because of complex medical conditions or a nonclinical factor such as lack of transportation” OK, so where to start…First, let’s ask a fundamental question “why are people using telehealth? Is a video call worth the same as an in-person doctor’s visit?

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NHS England trials first medicine deliveries by drone

pharmaphorum

The pilot is focusing on cancer drugs as these can be difficult to transport, as doses have a short shelf life. Medical drone startup Apian – founded by a team of NHS doctors in training and ex-Google staffers – is supplying the drones for the pilot study.

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Steps to building a more patient-centric industry

pharmaphorum

For example, with remote monitoring, doctors and trial administrators can analyse all the data coming in and, if there’s a problem, they can act more quickly and respond back to the patient through a mobile device such as a smartphone. A new solution.

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Delivery systems for biologics

European Pharmaceutical Review

A possible solution could be tailoring biologics delivery systems to facilitate in vivo transport for on-target delivery of the safeguarded payload. Notably, LNPs facilitate the transportation of large payloads, have limited immunogenicity, and allow for scalable manufacturing.

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SXSW 2023: Moving from NFTs to LSD

PM360

Enosis Therapeutics, makers of AnchoringVR, uses virtual reality to transport the user out of a typical, clinical treatment environment into an alternate reality by replacing familiar settings with wondrous objects and symbols. This, in turn, helps to facilitate deep immersion into the psychedelic experience.

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Enhancing Patient Healthcare with AI Chatbots

Referral MD

Healthcare has come a long way since doctors made house calls and gave out lollipops to children. AI chatbots evaluate a patient’s symptoms, directing the person to the best type of doctor for appropriate care. Scheduling and canceling doctor appointments by AI cuts down on administrative needs. Scheduling. Technology.

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Realizing telehealth’s promise for addressing disparities in healthcare

Clarivate

For some patients, pandemic-related disruptions have perhaps meant an elective surgery deferred or a follow-up doctor visit done through an app rather than in person. patients were asked how they saw their use of virtual doctor visits changing once pandemic mitigation measures have lifted. The transportation challenge of our time.