http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Using a telemedicine system to engage people in underserved, urban communities to measure and report their blood pressure remotely—outside of the doctor's office—appears to help them achieve blood pressure goals and improve adherence to lifestyle changes and medication recommendations, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual Scientific Session. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-patient-telemedicine-result-blood-pressure.html Cardiology Thu, 07 Mar 2013 12:48:54 EST news281882927 (HealthDay)—New approaches are being explored for streamlining physician multi-state licensure to accommodate the use of telemedicine in the delivery of health care, according to a report from a meeting held from Jan. 16 to 17 by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-fsmb-approaches-explored-multi-state.html Health Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:10:01 EST news279204266 (Medical Xpress)—For the 32nd consecutive year, The University of Alabama's Office of Media Relations offers predictions from faculty experts for the coming year. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-rural-hospitals-merging-closure-professor.html Health Wed, 19 Dec 2012 06:24:16 EST news275120649 Researchers have found that using telemedicine to deliver stroke care, also known as telestroke, appears to be cost-effective for rural hospitals that do not have an around-the-clock neurologist, or stroke expert, on staff. The research, published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, is intended to help hospital administrators evaluate telestroke. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-telestroke-effective-hospitals.html Cardiology Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:43:47 EST news273851018 A lack of infrastructure in developing countries, and particularly in rural areas, often ensures that healthcare provision is absent. Research published in the International Journal of Services, Economics and Management by a team at Howard University in Washington DC suggests a solution to this insidious problem involving the development of telemedicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-limited-telemedicine-health.html Health Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:10:01 EST news243683183