Opioid deaths have surged across the United States during the spread of the coronavirus pandemic; the strict lockdown measures have put many Americans out of work and taken away patients from necessary medical and mental health care.
Telemedicine project tackles hepatitis C virus and substance abuse treatment
A federally funded project in New York that tests the value of telemedicine in treating patients battling substance abuse and hepatitis C virus (HCV) is expanding, following promising results.