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Telehealth and Medical Education

Exploring Health

Maybe my earlier virtual consultations could have connected me with specialists or directed me to the right resources before my symptoms worsened. This term refers to the issue of rural residents not being able to access healthcare improvements that are present in urban areas.

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Rural America is a Fertile Field for Digital Health

The Health Care Blog

Our rural health care system has suffered badly during the COVID-19 pandemic. It entered the pandemic with severe structural weaknesses, including magnified health disparities and inequities, lower rates of vaccination in the general population, and high risk of rural hospital closures. Tommy Ibrahim.