The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently launched a pilot program to provide veterans suffering from PTSD with remote access to mental health services, the agency wrote in an April 5 blog post.

Telemedicine provider Doctor On Demand is teaming up with Change Healthcare to leverage its Intelligent Healthcare Network and enable physicians to order lab work based on their patients' locations.

A team of researchers from Portland-based Oregon Health & Science University and University of Illinois at Chicago compared the accuracy of binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy examinations and telemedicine evaluations of retinal images when diagnosing an eye condition called retinopathy of prematurity.

Virta Health, a San Francisco-based startup that brands itself as an online clinic to "safely and sustainably reverse Type 2 diabetes," raised $45 million during its Series B funding round.

Officials at the U.S. Department of Agriculture said the agency will offer almost $50 million in grants targeted toward telehealth and distance learning programs across the country, Indiana Public Media reports.

Physicians in London held a protest March 29 to voice concerns regarding GP at Hand, a 24-hour telemedicine service the U.K. National Health Service launched in November 2017, The Evening Standard reports.

The American Academy of Family Physicians plans to roll out a telehealth service to its 129,000 members in late 2018.

Minneapolis-based Allina Health deployed an update to their online diagnosis and treatment service, powered by technology from leading virtual care company Zipnosis.

Amid the nationwide debate on gun control and school safety, a Lubbock-based Texas Tech University telemedicine program shows promise in vetting potentially dangerous students and helping them access the mental healthcare they need, Chron reports.

The average cost to develop a mobile health app from conception to launch is $425,000, according to a Research2Guidance report.