Technology has become a critical part of managing patients’ health. New devices allow doctors to keep an eye on a chronic illness by remotely tracking changes in blood pressure, oxygen saturation and other symptoms. Patients have much to gain from remote health...

Like many in behavioral health field, researcher John “Fred” Thomas was skeptical that telemedicine could deliver the same results as in-person care by a psychiatrist. Then a hurricane hit the town where he and his colleagues had received a grant to study telehealth...

Even after years of treating COPD patients, Dr. Cristine Oropez was surprised to learn one of her patients had spent two hours changing his bed sheets. Bending over his bed, he told his support group, caused him terrible shortness of breath. “For anyone who hasn’t...