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3 Surprising Trends in Seniors’ Telemedicine Use During the Pandemic

August 30, 2021

Older woman talking to a doctor via video call on tablet.

The explosive growth in telemedicine has been hailed by some as an important “silver lining” of the Covid pandemic, if such a thing can exist for such a vast tragedy. In the first terrifying weeks of the pandemic, most people did not go to their doctors’ offices for medical care and telemedicine quickly evolved from a fringe service to a major mode of care delivery.