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Boxes of Mifepristone, the first pill in a medical abortion, are seen at Alamo Women's Clinic in Carbondale, Illinois, April 9, 2024. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)
May 15, 2026

Supreme Court lets abortion pill mail delivery continue

The U.S. Supreme Court ensured that the abortion pill can continue to be prescribed through telemedicine and dispensed by mail, as the justices restored for now a 2023 federal rule.

Helen Khuri poses for a portrait on the campus of Emory University on Oct. 6, 2022, in Atlanta. Khuri’s mother found a specialist to help her when the 19-year-old’s post-traumatic stress disorder flared up last spring. But she had to temporarily move from Atlanta to Boston for treatment, even though she never set foot inside the hospital offering it. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Oct 10, 2022

Telemedicine was made easy during COVID-19 era. Not any more.

Telemedicine exploded in popularity after COVID-19 hit, but limits are returning for care delivered across state lines.

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Apr 7, 2021

Judge temporarily blocks Ohio telemedicine abortion ban

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A judge has temporarily blocked an Ohio ban on the use of telemedicine for medication abortions as a suit challenging the law’s constitutionality proceeds. The two-week restraining […]

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Mar 2, 2018

Emily H. Wein: Changes ahead for the Maryland telehealth industry

Telemedicine, or more generally telehealth, is not new. It has been around for decades but historically has not been a service modality commonly used by health care providers due to […]

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Feb 12, 2018

Survey: Telemedicine still more of a hope than a reality

Most health care executives view telemedicine as a priority, but adoption of remote technology to treat patients can be slow, a survey found.

May 8, 2017

Atlantic General and UMMC partner on telemedicine consultations

Atlantic General Hospital and the University of Maryland Medical Center have reached an agreement to allow pre-operative consultations on thoracic surgery to take place via teleconference beginning this month. Potential […]