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Patients usually search for trusted health information but on their own terms. Examples of the available sources of health guidance or information in the world of today include: ·          Doctors/physicians ·          Online health resources ·          Pharma advertisements After introduction of online health resources, there have emerged many group websites offering reliable health information. But do you think these sites can be trusted? Learn more! Ask a Patient about Research Treatment According to mHealthSpot, patients usually research treatment information from online sources and from their doctors. After a survey conducted in 2015, about 24% of the respondents said that they use online health resources as their trusted source of information. After another survey in 2016, 29% of those surveyed said that online research was their best and trusted ...

After years of big promises, telemedicine is finally living up to its potential. Driven by faster internet connections, ubiquitous smartphones and changing insurance standards, more health providers are turning to electronic communications to do their jobs—and it’s upending the delivery of health care. Doctors are linking up with patients by phone, email and webcam. They’re also consulting with each other electronically—sometimes to make split-second decisions on heart attacks and strokes. Patients, meanwhile, are using new devices to relay their blood pressure, heart rate and other vital signs to their doctors so they can manage chronic conditions at home. Telemedicine also allows for better care in places where medical expertise is hard to come by. Five to 10 times a day, Doctors Without Borders relays questions about tough cases from its physicians in Niger, South Sudan and elsewhere to its network of 280 experts around the world, and back again via the internet. In ...