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News Articles: Telehealth

Residents of Marquette, a city in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, gathered outside Planned Parenthood to celebrate and thank staffers as they finished the last day of patient care on April 23.

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  • Health

Why so many clinics that provide abortion are closing, even where it's still legal

New financial pressures on clinics that provide abortion are forcing some to close their doors, even in states that protect the right to abortion.

May 16, 2025
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By:
  • Kate Wells
Veterans marched in on the National Mall in D.C. on March 14 to protest President Trump and Elon Musk's plans to cut more than 70,000 workers from the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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  • Health

Trump's back-to-office order will hurt veterans, VA docs and therapists say

The Department of Veterans Affairs embraced telehealth, especially for mental health care, in recent years. Now, staffers hired to give therapy and other health care remotely are ordered to do it from offices lacking privacy, VA clinicians told NPR.

March 25, 2025
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By:
  • Katia Riddle

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  • Health

When online weight-loss drugs are too good to be true

A telehealth company partnered with a pharmacy that lacked a required license, raising doubts about the safety and efficacy of the weight-loss medicines it mailed to patients.

February 17, 2025
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By:
  • Sydney Lupkin
A health care worker sits at a laptop

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  • Health Care

Medicare recipients will lose access to some telehealth providers at the end of the year

One of the permanent changes for Medicare patients is the ability to receive telehealth services for behavioral/mental health care in their home.

November 25, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Access to medical abortion pills could be restricted under the incoming Trump presidency.

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  • Health

Women stock up on abortion pills and Plan B, fearing new restrictions under Trump

Telehealth providers say requests for the pills have spiked since the election. Patients and doctors worry what a Trump presidency could mean for medical abortion and emergency contraception.

November 16, 2024
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By:
  • Sarah Boden and
  • Elissa Nadworny
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  • Health

Houston County to offer monthly public health screenings at family resource space

A partnership between Houston County Schools and the county health department is bringing primary health care closer to where children, and their adults, spend time.

August 23, 2024
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By:
  • Sofi Gratas
Abortion rights activists at the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on March 26, the day the case about the abortion drug mifepristone was heard. The number of abortions in the U.S. increased, a study says, surprising researchers.

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  • National

Despite state bans, abortions nationwide are up, driven by telehealth

Telehealth accounts for 19% of all abortions, new research finds. And while the number of abortions did plummet in ban states, overall abortions across the country are up.

May 14, 2024
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By:
  • Elissa Nadworny
Access to the abortion drug mifepristone could soon be limited by the Supreme Court for the whole country. Here, a nurse practitioner works at an Illinois clinic that offers telehealth abortion.

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  • Health

Abortion pills that patients got via telehealth and the mail are safe, study finds

The study looks at 6,000 patients who got abortion pills after an online appointment. It found that 99.7% of those abortions were not followed by any serious adverse events.

February 15, 2024
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Shriya Garg graduates Rome High School

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  • Mental Health

UGA student on 'digital divide' in mental health care and high-speed internet study

Most of Georgia – 151 of 159 counties – has a shortage of mental health providers.

January 05, 2024
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Last year, Elyse Greenblatt of New York City scheduled a telehealth appointment through her usual health system to see if her nagging congestion was COVID-19. The appointment turned out to be nearly $700.

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  • Health

When a quick telehealth visit yields multiple surprises beyond a big bill

For the patient, it was a quick and inexpensive virtual appointment. Why it cost 10 times more than she expected became a mystery.

December 19, 2023
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By:
  • Darius Tahir and
  • Emily Siner
Doctors are starting to face a flood of message from patients and some health care companies are billing for clinical advice delivered this way.

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  • Health

'Hi, Doc!' DM'ing the doctor could cost you (or your insurance plan)

Virtual access to doctors is a huge plus for patients. But it's a lot of new work for physicians. And the health care business model hasn't caught up with this new reality.

July 21, 2023
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
Facing public pressure, federal regulators have decided to let patients receive prescriptions for controlled substances via telehealth for at least another six months.

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  • Health

The pandemic-era rule that lets you get telehealth prescriptions just got extended

Telehealth flourished during the pandemic thanks to relaxed rules that allowed prescribing without an in-person visit. Federal officials have decided to keep that in place for the time being.

May 10, 2023
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By:
  • Yuki Noguchi
Boxes of the drug mifepristone sit on a shelf at the West Alabama Women's Center in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on March 16, 2022. Lawsuits have been filed in West Virginia and North Carolina challenging the states' restrictions on the use of abortion pills.

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  • News

New lawsuits target state restrictions on abortion pills

Supporters of abortion rights have filed separate lawsuits challenging abortion pill restrictions in North Carolina and West Virginia. The lawsuits were filed Wednesday.

January 26, 2023
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By:
  • Associated Press

Tagged as: 

  • Health

With telehealth abortion, doctors have to learn to trust and empower patients

Getting abortion medication online is easier than ever thanks to regulatory changes. The practice is pushing the boundaries of the traditional doctor-patient relationship.

January 17, 2023
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By:
  • Mara Gordon
A family with a young child and an infant

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  • Health Care

Online maternity care better connects patients to providers — thanks to the web camera

Georgia doctors say telehealth monitoring of pregnant people provides better better, more frequent access to maternity care.

January 02, 2023
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
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