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Digital Skin Care: Top 8 Dermatology Apps

The Medical Futurist

In 2013, only 56 percent of Americans owned a smartphone, which climbed to around 90% by now. Self-care and telemedicine for patients The options of teledermatology services, as well as self-care platforms, are soaring. (*There are widely varying figures, ranging from 66% to 90% depending on the source of information.)

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Trump Whacks Agency That Makes the Nation’s Health Care Safer

Physicians News Digest

Helen Haskell’s 15-year-old son, Lewis, died after surgery in 2000 because weekend hospital staffers didn’t realize he was in shock. Haskell, of Columbia, South Carolina, has done research and helped write AHRQ-published surveys and guidebooks on patient engagement for hospitals. million, he said.