(Getty Images) VA to make new tele-emergency care service available across U.S. A tele-EC pilot program assisted more than 60,000 callers, the agency said. Sep 26, 2024 By Caroline Nihill
U.S. Army Sgt. Yeon Hak Lee, combat medic specialist, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, prepares saline intravenous bags for a simulated casualty during the day combat medic lane on Day 1 of the Eighth Army Best Medic Competition, July 9, 2019, Camp Casey, Republic of Korea. (US Army Photo by Pfc. Alaura Lucas, 20th Public Affairs Detachment) Joint Base San Antonio to focus on 5G for telemedicine The DOD is testing how new 5G networks could help medics in the field and in military hospitals at Joint Base San Antonio. Apr 6, 2021 By Jackson Barnett
(NIH photo) Pandemic pushed National Cancer Institute to commercial software for telemedicine, CIO says The institute switched to Microsoft Teams for telemedicine amid the pandemic because it was quick to scale, cheap and user-friendly. Feb 26, 2021 By Billy Mitchell