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7 Ways Telemedicine Helps Control Diabetes

GlobalMed

Marrero , director of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center for Border Health Disparities in Tucson, says, “Diabetes may be the most serious public health crisis of our time.” Many inject themselves with insulin or monitor their blood sugar levels at home and remotely share the results. Dr. David G.

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Telehealth: Removing Roadblocks to Care

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In rural South Dakota, patients at Indian Health Services (IHS) lacked access to primary and specialty care causing 130,000 underserved American Indians and Alaska Natives to travel long distances for needed care. To receive needed care, many must travel great distances from their remote villages to Anchorage.