Telehealth, or remote, tech-enabled healthcare, has existed for years in primary medical care through companies like Teladoc (NYSE: TDOC), Doctors on Demand and MDLIVE. In recent years, the application of telehealth had rapidly expanded to address specific chronic and behavioral health issues like mental health, weight loss and nutrition, addiction, diabetes and hypertension, etc. These…

The public health chief managing the Covid outbreak in Leicester has raised concerns over the governments eat out to help out scheme and called for more localised testing and tracing. Prof Ivan Browne, the director of public health at Leicester city council, said the messaging around Covid-19 needed to be…

AMC theaters will reopen on August 20 with tickets at the same price they cost in 1920: 15 cents apiece. Tickets are already available online for select theaters around the country in compliance with state governments and health guidelines, of course. AMC emailed members on Wednesday regarding its reopening, including…

Image copyrightEPAImage caption Residents of Beirut have been helping to clear up at the city’s hospitals The damage caused by last week’s deadly explosion in Beirut continues to hamper healthcare in the Lebanese capital. The World Health Organization (WHO) assessed 55 healthcare facilities in the city and found that half…

The Oura Ring has been getting a lot of attention lately because of its role in a number of COVID-19 studies, as well as its adoption by both the NBA and WNBA as a potential tool for helping prevent any outbreaks of the novel coronavirus as those two leagues get…

Many dentists offices are open now, which is great news if something in your mouth has been bugging you since mid-March or if you know you need dental work done. But that doesnt mean its time for business as usual if all you need is a cleaning. Dentists are especially…

S2G Ventures, the Chicago-based investment firm focusing on startups developing technology and services for human and planetary health, is launching a new investment vehicle focused on seafood and oceanic cultivation. The firm was an investor in Beyond Meat, the $9 billion-valued publicly traded meat replacement startups that’s been one of…

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CAIRO (Reuters) – Kuwait emir’s health has shown “positive improvement,” the cabinet quoted the prime minister as saying, in a tweet on Monday night. The cabinet prayed “for a speedy recovery and complete health and wellness, and to return him to the homeland in the near future,” it said. Emir…

We are living through challenging times.  And with many of us physically separated from family, friends, therapists, and support systems, maintaining our mental health is particularly difficult right now.  NEXT STORY: There is no substitute for those invaluable support systems, of course, but it can be really helpful to hear…