Trump’s V.A. Squeezes Mental Health Care in Crowed Offices, Raising Privacy Concerns
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Trump’s V.A. Squeezes Mental Health Care in Crowed Offices, Raising Privacy Concerns

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In a Boston V.A. hospital, six social workers are conducting phone and telehealth visits with veterans from a single, crowded room, clinicians say. In Kansas City, providers are planning patient care while facing each other across narrow, cafeteria-style tables in a large, open…

New York Court Blocks Texas From Filing Summons Against Doctor Over Abortion Pills
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New York Court Blocks Texas From Filing Summons Against Doctor Over Abortion Pills

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A New York state court on Thursday blocked Texas from filing a legal action against a New York doctor for prescribing and sending abortion pills to a Texas woman. The unprecedented move catapults the interstate abortion wars to a new level, setting the…

Online Therapy Boom Has Mainly Benefited Privileged Groups, Studies Find
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Online Therapy Boom Has Mainly Benefited Privileged Groups, Studies Find

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The number of Americans receiving psychotherapy increased by 30 percent during the pandemic, as virtual sessions replaced in-person appointments — but new research dampens the hope that technology will make mental health care more available to the neediest populations. In fact, the researchers…

Telemedicine for Seniors Gets a Last-Minute Reprieve
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Telemedicine for Seniors Gets a Last-Minute Reprieve

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Since his cancer diagnosis last year, Kent Manuel has regularly seen an oncologist near his home in Indianapolis. It’s been a tough time: After spinal surgery for paralysis caused by his cancer, he is regaining the use of his legs with physical therapy…