Telemedicine stories
A new health app by Zoom Pharmacy will help over 200,000 New Zealanders with diabetes adhere to their medication, with trials in Counties Manukau and Auckland.
Telemedicine arrives at the Chatham Islands offering residents urgent and specialist care without leaving home - potentially reducing costly airlifts.
The provision of healthcare services and information by telecommunication methods could hold the potential to change the way we receive medical care.
Researchers say the technology could triage disaster victims and monitor patients remotely, without touching them, in seconds.
By 2030, New Zealanders may ditch textbooks and landlines as digital tools reshape schools, homes and the way services are delivered.
The report warns that just 27% of firms assess health risks in high-risk regions, leaving mobile employees exposed to avoidable threats.
The technology could help rescuers triage casualties remotely, after UniSA scientists showed drones can read heart and breathing rates from three metres away.
Online insomnia therapy cut depression, anxiety and psychotic-like symptoms in a 3,755-person trial, with sleep gains driving much of the benefit.
More than 200,000 New Zealanders with emphysema could get earlier diagnosis and specialist advice through the Australian site, doctors say.
Apps could help curb rising stroke rates by nudging younger adults to tackle diabetes, obesity and other modifiable risks.
Following earthquakes and tsunamis, the drones could help rescue teams find trapped survivors faster and gather vital health data from body sensors.
