Why your patients are using apps to manage their healthcare
It seems that everything is available online these days, even healthcare.An increasing number of women are turning to digital healthcare solutions
What impact will AI have on healthcare in low resource settings?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been touted as the solution to many healthcare issues, from improving diagnostic accuracy to alerting physicians to critical developments in a patient’s situation. However, to date, most applications of AI in healthcare have been...
See for yourself – How 3D and real-time visual assessment tools improve patient outcomes
By using visual assessment tools to educate patients at the point of care
Taking your breath away – why strangulation in domestic violence is a huge red flag
As a part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, we explain the common signs and symptoms of strangulation in the hopes of helping clinicians recognize, treat, and safety plan with victims to prevent future violence. When conducting assessments or forensic exams...
5 things every primary care provider should know about vaginal atrophy
Vaginal atrophy can cause considerable issues for postmenopausal women. This treatable condition can dramatically decrease the patient’s quality of life. It is estimated that only 25% of those who suffer from the condition will seek medical help. Primary care...
Understanding Femtech: what it is and what it isn’t
The term ‘Femtech’ has become a buzzword across business and healthcare media outlets. But while a catchy phrase makes for clickable headlines, is the term adding any value to the women’s health sphere? To explore the issue further we spoke with healthcare...
Bringing AI-powered cervical cancer screening to women everywhere
Artificial intelligence algorithms hold great promise as a point-of-care cervical cancer diagnostic. The Automatic Visual Evaluation (AVE) algorithm, for example, the AI-based approach to visual cervical cancer screening first publicly identified by the National...
Why family physicians should perform colposcopy
Family doctors and primary care providers are the front lines in the effort to provide preventative medicine. With this vantage point, they are well placed to offer a range of screening services, benefiting their patients and expanding their practices. An increasing...
How to address the needs of special populations in women’s health
Healthcare is more than detecting and treating disease. It is also about the prevention of illness. Considering the psychosocial needs of patients is a significant component in achieving successful healthcare outcomes. However, the approaches that succeed with...
