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March 28, 2022
Telemedicine and Remote Fetal Monitoring

Prenatal care is focused, not only on the health of the mother but also on that of the growing fetus. Fetal monitoring is an integral part of prenatal care, done in pregnancy and labor. Also known as fetal heart rate monitoring, it is a procedure carried out by trained care providers including Obstetricians, nurses, and […]

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March 28, 2022
Authorized Rapid Antigen COVID-19 Tests

Rapid Antigen COVID-19 Tests: Update on Authorized and Unauthorized Tests Rapid antigen tests (RATs) provide a cost-effective and convenient way to screen for COVID-19 in the comfort of your own home. A simple kit, complete with a nasal swab, solution, and easy-to-read result tray, can provide a quick ‘yes’ or ‘no’ when you are wondering […]

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March 23, 2022
Top 5 Tips to Maintain Vaginal Health: Things You Were Never Told

Every girl is taught from a very young age that wiping after using the bathroom should always occur from front to back. But for some women, that’s as far as the vaginal health lesson goes. One piece of evidence that supports that we need better vaginal health education is that one in five women in […]

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March 21, 2022
The Role of Telemedicine in Managing Diabetes in Pregnancy

Diabetes in pregnancy or gestational diabetes is a condition in pregnancy where your blood sugar levels become abnormally high in pregnancy. About 3-10% of pregnant women in the United States get diagnosed with gestational diabetes each year. Diabetes, if not promptly and properly managed, can result in complications for both mother and child.  Diabetes in […]

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March 20, 2022
The Cost of COVID-19 Testing

The Cost of COVID-19 Testing:  To date, the U.S. government has funded a huge COVID-19 relief effort, including covering the cost of medically indicated COVID-19 testing for Americans with and without health insurance under the CARES Act and the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, respectively. In March 2022, however, the House passed a federal spending […]

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March 14, 2022
Telemedicine in Prenatal Care: Are There Security and Privacy Risks?

Healthcare delivery in recent times has become safer and more convenient with the advent of telemedicine. However, the success of telehealth may be shaky because of increased security and privacy risks associated with it. In this post, we will discuss the possible cybersecurity risks associated with telemedicine and what telemedicine companies, particularly My Virtual Physician, […]

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March 9, 2022
COVID-19 Rapid Tests: An Update 

COVID-19 Rapid Tests: An Update  What is a rapid test?: An antigen-based COVID-19 test, often called a rapid test, can be purchased over the counter (online or in a pharmacy) and taken at home. It works by searching for protein pieces of the COVID-19 virus. Depending on the test, either a sample from the nose […]

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March 7, 2022
Telemedicine in Prenatal Care: How Do We Bridge the Digital Divide?

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, healthcare facilities were already met with a shortage of human and material resources to provide care. With four million women seeking prenatal care annually in the United States, the healthcare system without adequate resources is bound to experience huge gaps in the access and delivery of prenatal care. One of these […]

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March 3, 2022
Non-oral COVID-19 Treatment Options in the Outpatient Setting

Non-oral COVID-19 Treatment Options in the Outpatient Setting The proliferation of treatment options for SARS-CoV-2 can be seen as one of the success stories of the global COVID-19 pandemic.  Individuals who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 and are at high risk of hospitalization may be eligible for treatment with non-oral medications which have received FDA […]

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February 28, 2022
Is Telemedicine the Way to Go for High-Risk Pregnancies?

Prenatal care has evolved and can be provided to pregnant women and their babies from the comfort of their homes. Care is accessed via digital devices such as smartphones, iPads, and laptops via audio and video calls, text messaging, and other forms of chatting. This defines telemedicine in prenatal care. While telemedicine in prenatal care […]

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February 28, 2022
What is Gonorrhea and How is it Different from Chlamydia?

Did you know that if the entire population of the United States was tested for sexually transmitted infections today, about 20% would test positive? That’s what was found in a 2018 study of the top eight STIs. The top 8 include: HPV HSV-2 Trichomoniasis Chlamydia HIV Gonorrhea Syphilis HBV In lockstep with the CDC releasing […]

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February 22, 2022
Treatment of COVID-19: Oral Medications

Oral Antiviral Treatments for COVID-19 Two years into the global pandemic, antiviral pills have emerged as a new therapeutic option. In late December of 2021, the FDA gave emergency use authorization (EUA) to two oral antiviral treatments for COVID-19: Paxlovid (Pfizer Inc.) and molnupiravir (Merk & Co). These hotly anticipated medications are intended for use […]

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February 21, 2022
My Virtual Physician Approach to Barriers of Telemedicine in Prenatal Care

The Covid-19 pandemic and technological advancement in healthcare delivery have introduced telemedicine in prenatal care. It might seem that telemedicine is here to stay and in a few years, will become a major approach in delivering health care to pregnant women. With telemedicine, expecting mothers receive consistent and necessary care via videoconferencing, at-home monitoring, and […]

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February 17, 2022
How to Avoid Fake Covid-19 Tests

How to Avoid Fake Covid-19 Tests Ongoing supply shortages of COVID-19 tests have spawned a new online market for scammers: fake COVID-19 tests.  Shady companies are taking advantage of increased consumer demand to sell faux at-home test kits online.  If you do unwittingly use a fake COVID-19 test and receive a false negative result, you […]

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February 16, 2022
Why You Might Want to Ask Your Online OBGYN about Diaphragms

Is your current birth control method working for you? Or are you trying to figure out what else is out there in the world of contraceptives? Luckily, your online OBGYN can help you sort through your options. Family planning and reproductive function are a huge part of women’s health. Over 65% of women of child-bearing […]

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