Corrie is the name of an app developed by Johns Hopkins and Apple to enable people who’ve had a heart attack become informed, active participants in their own care, and that’s just what the most recent data show. Seth Martin, one of the app’s developers and a cardiologist at Hopkins, explains. Martin: We’re testing the […]

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The benefits of an app to manage people after they’ve had a heart attack are becoming clearer, Elizabeth Tracey reports

Imagine how hard it is for some people to get to a physician’s office, especially those with disabilities such as movement disorders, or children. For them telemedicine has proven very helpful, but is poised to ramp down after special allowances during the pandemic. Brian Hasselfeld, director of telemedicine at Johns Hopkins, comments. Hasselfeld: Not all […]

Children and disabled people may benefit from telemedicine visits most of all, Elizabeth Tracey reports

Telemedicine proved its worth during the pandemic, providing medical visits to millions. Now barriers to continue to allow telemedicine services are curtailing them. Brian Hasselfeld, director of telemedicine at Johns Hopkins, says a big one is physician licensure. Hasselfeld: The rule of the road is I must be licensed where you, the patient, are physically […]

Rules regarding licensing of physicians impact telemedicine services, Elizabeth Tracey reports

During the pandemic, telemedicine has been a boon for many, perhaps most especially older people, who are often much more at risk for severe disease and death when they develop Covid-19 infection, and may be reluctant to visit a health care provider in person. Brian Hasselfeld, director of telemedicine at Johns Hopkins, says now this […]

Medicare beneficiaries may not be able to access telemedicine services in a post-pandemic world, Elizabeth Tracey reports

Telemedicine took a quantum leap during the pandemic, with millions of visits across the nation. Now that both state and federal emergency access is expired or about to be, what is the situation now? Brian Hasselfeld, director of telemedicine at Johns Hopkins, explains the barriers in making telemedicine more accessible. Hasselfeld: A couple different barriers, […]

After the pandemic will you still be able to access telemedicine services? Elizabeth Tracey reports

Telehealth, where physician and patient can meet remotely via telephone or video, was utilized by millions when the Covid pandemic was at its height. Now emergency measures to facilitate this are or are about to be expired, and Brian Hasselfeld, director of telemedicine at Johns Hopkins, says perhaps these measures or some like them should […]

Should telehealth be here to stay? Elizabeth Tracey reports

Women are a rarity in the biological world, since they will spend up to a third or more of their lives after the point where they cease reproductive ability, at menopause. Wen Shen, a menopause expert at Johns Hopkins, says that fact alone points to a need for greater awareness. Shen: We need to educate […]

Are you thinking menopause will never happen to you? Elizabeth Tracey reports

The Women’s Health Initiative was a series of studies looking at interventions to improve the health of women after menopause, and in examining hormone therapy, found an increased risk for breast cancer. Wen Shen, a menopause expert at Johns Hopkins, says that study used oral estrogen and that different forms of hormones are used today. […]

Does hormone therapy increase a woman’s risk for breast cancer? Elizabeth Tracey reports

Oral estrogen products for women in perimenopause and menopause can be associated with a number of negative side effects. That’s according to Wen Shen, a menopause expert at Johns Hopkins. Shen: Oral estrogen therapy can increase c-reactive protein, which is an inflammatory marker. It increases inflammation. Inflammation affects so much of autoimmune diseases and also […]

Do some types of hormone therapy cause more problems than they solve? Elizabeth Tracey reports

Hormone therapy helps women in both perimenopause and menopause cope with symptoms like hot flashes and sleep interruption, but choosing whether to take hormones is complicated. Wen Shen, a menopause expert at Johns Hopkins, offers some insight. Shen: Estrogen therapy depends very strongly on the type of estrogen that you’re prescribed and also the method […]