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Video consultations are faster, cheaper and more sustainable for patients

Written by Charlie King | 20 Jun 2025

A video consultation between patient and surgeon is just as good as a physical visit to the outpatient clinic to discuss a major operation. This is evident from… read more.

Primary care clinics can successfully use glucose monitors to help people with diabetes

Written by Charlie King | 18 Jun 2025

A new study from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus shows that primary care clinics can successfully help patients start using continuous glucose monitors (CGMs), which track blood sugar… read more.

What will it take to reduce primary care doctor burnout?

Written by Charlie King | 6 Jun 2025

America’s primary care doctors are burning out, cutting back their hours, and leaving their practices early, driven in part by the demands of handling the flood of digital… read more.

Study finds home healthcare agencies discontinuing telehealth post-pandemic

Written by Charlie King | 3 Jun 2025

Many home healthcare agencies adopted telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the absence of federal reimbursements for these services has led to an increasing number of providers… read more.

On-site health clinics boost attendance in rural classrooms

Written by Charlie King | 30 May 2025

Students miss less class time in rural upstate New York schools that host comprehensive health clinics, according to Cornell University research that is the first to confirm such… read more.

Study: Telehealth in pediatric primary care supports judicious antibiotic prescribing

Written by Charlie King | 28 Apr 2025

Children treated with primary care telehealth visits were less likely to receive antibiotics for acute respiratory tract infections than those examined in person, according to a new study…. read more.

Having a ‘therapist in your pocket’ curbs depression among primary care patients

Written by Charlie King | 17 Apr 2025

Patients with depression who received the Moodivate app saw clinically meaningful reductions in their symptoms that were twice those achieved with standard-of-care therapy in a clinical trial conducted… read more.

Over half of patients prefer their own doctor and will wait longer for an appointment

Written by Charlie King | 30 Mar 2025

Background and Goal: This study focuses on how primary care patients balance the trade-off between continuity of care and access to timely appointments. It examines whether patients prefer… read more.

Many patients with chlamydia and gonorrhea are not receiving CDC-recommended treatment in primary care

Written by Charlie King | 29 Mar 2025

Background and Goal: Prompt treatment of chlamydia and gonorrhea following a confirmed diagnosis is essential to prevent complications and reduce transmission. Adherence to the Centers for Disease Control… read more.

Telehealth may be closing the care gap for people with substance use disorder in rural areas

Written by Charlie King | 16 Feb 2025

Recognition of telehealth as an effective strategy for delivering treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) has raised hopes for improving access to this treatment in settings with limited… read more.

Support program for small, rural primary care clinics increases their ability to prescribe buprenorphine for opioid use disorder fivefold

Written by Charlie King | 13 Feb 2025

Background and Goal: Despite the removal of the X-waiver requirement, which once restricted clinicians from prescribing buprenorphine for opioid use disorder (OUD), only a small percentage of primary care… read more.

Significant rise in mental health admissions for young people in last decade

Written by Charlie King | 30 Jan 2025

There was a 65% increase in the number of children and young people being admitted to general acute medical wards in hospitals in England because of a mental… read more.

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