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HIMS Stock in Focus as FTC Lawsuit Takes Aim at Hims & Hers Business Practices

Hims & Hers shares crashed yesterday as the FTC filed a lawsuit against the telehealth provider. Here’s how you should play HIMS stock at current levels.

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Grattan on Friday: A reluctant Albanese is under pressure over telehealth for VAD

At last week’s Labor conference, which was totally under the prime minister’s thumb, only one issue was contested on the floor: support for the use of telehealth in voluntary assisted dying care.

The Conversation

The ban on telehealth in voluntary assisted dying doesn’t stack up. Here’s why it should be scrapped

The law preventing telehealth in voluntary assisted dying is in the spotlight again after the Labor national conference resolved to repeal it, via a conscience vote.

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Albanese at odds with Labor policy which now says telehealth should be allowed for euthanasia consultations

Campaigners say existing federal ban on phone or video calls for assisted dying consultations adversely affects people living in regional Australia

The Guardian - AU

Crossbench to force Labor hand on telehealth euthanasia

Labor will come under pressure to allow Australians to access voluntary assisted dying through telehealth as rival MPs try to force the government's hand.

AAP

A Hims cofounder fired his marketing agency for an AI-powered team. Now his 24/7 online vet service is growing 20% a month

Joe Spector helped build a multibillion-dollar telehealth company. Now he’s on to own remote vet services.

Fortune

South Dakota’s abortion pill advertising ban runs into free speech roadblock

South Dakota is having trouble enforcing a law banning advertising about abortion pills. On July 17, 2026, less than three weeks after the ban took effect on July 1, U.S. District Judge Camela C. Theeler issued an injunction blocking its enforcement.

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Labor national conference backs use of telehealth in voluntary assisted dying care

Labor’s national conference has written into the party platform support for telehealth as part of voluntary assisted dying care.

The Conversation

Labor backs telehealth for voluntary assisted dying

Labor says legal barriers preventing telehealth use in voluntary assisted dying should be removed, as it also resolves to allow a conscience vote on the issue.

AAP

How telehealth is fuelling a surge in ADHD scripts in a business model that benefits the rich

Seeing a psychiatrist via telehealth became easier from January 2022. That’s when Medicare-reimbursed telepsychiatry arrangements became permanent.

The Conversation

The FDA’s peptide vote could create telehealth's next multibillion-dollar market

As regulators weigh whether pharmacies can legally compound wellness peptides, companies are preparing for a repeat of the GLP-1 boom—only this time with even murkier science.

Fortune

Ozempic and Wegovy Dosing Errors Drove Poison Control Calls from 1,500 to 8,000 a Year

Semaglutide dosing errors drove poison control calls from 1,500 to 8,000 annually after Wegovy's 2021 approval. Here's exactly what not to do with Ozempic and Wegovy.

Medical Daily

ADHD Startup CEO Jailed for Six Years After Distributing 37 Million Adderall Pills and Targeting Vulnerable Patients

Done Global CEO Ruthia He sentenced to 6 years for a scheme that distributed tens of millions of Adderall pills and targeted vulnerable patients, prosecutors say.

International Business Times UK

455 Defendants Including 90 Doctors Were Charged in the Largest Healthcare Fraud Takedown of 2026

The 2026 National Healthcare Fraud Takedown charged 455 defendants including 90 doctors for $6.5 billion in false claims with patient deaths. Here's what the cases covered.

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A Telehealth Mental Health Company Billed Medicaid for Visits That Never Happened — And It Is Not Alone

Aptihealth paid $300,000 June 23 to settle billing for no-show telehealth mental health visits. The DOJ's 2026 fraud takedown charged 455 defendants. Here's what patients should know.

Medical Daily

Telehealth for Mental Health Is Now Mainstream, but AI Note-Taking Tools Show Major Quality Gaps

Mental health telehealth is booming in 2026, but AI scribes used in virtual visits show quality gaps versus human notes. No regulatory standards exist yet. Here's what patients should know.

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Congress Extends Medicare Telehealth Through 2027 as CONNECT for Health Act Pushes Permanent Reform

Although telehealth use has declined from its pandemic peak, it remains nearly twice as common among traditional Medicare beneficiaries as it was before 2020, reflecting...

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Medication abortion: Decisions from federal courts, the FDA or Trump’s Department of Justice could try to end access via telehealth

Roughly two-thirds of Americans end their pregnancies by taking two abortion medications – misoprostol and mifepristone. Because these safe, effective medications can be prescribed via telehealth, without an in-office visit, they are how most patients terminate pregnancies in states that ban abortion.

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Mental Health Is Now the Top Telehealth Diagnosis Across Every U.S. Age Group and Region New FAIR Health Data Show

FAIR Health Q1 2026 data show mental health is the top telehealth diagnosis in every U.S. age group and region, with 52.1% of patients receiving mental health diagnoses.

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Telehealth doctor treats patients using Razer Naga gaming mouse — 12-button MMO thumb grid simplifies medical workflow, automates medical scripting

Dr. James Ries says that his Razer Naga V2 MMO gaming mouse helps him treat patients by keeping relevant medical responses at his fingertips.

Medical Daily

FAIR Health Data Shows 52% of Telehealth Patients Received Mental Health Diagnoses in Q1 2026 Across All Ages

FAIR Health Q1 2026 data released June 15: telehealth up 10.1%; 52.1% of patients received mental health diagnoses — #1 in every age group and every U.S. region.

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10 Telehealth Visits You Never Need to Leave Home For

In the United States, nearly 40% of all adults reported utilizing telehealth services in some year within the last year. Traditionally, a doctor’s appointment meant...

Fortune

How Howie Mandel turned a panic attack into a mental health movement and helped build a company now worth hundreds of millions

Howie Mandel did a campaign with NOCD, a telehealth app to help spread awareness of OCD. Out of that campaign, Billy Bob Thornton and "celebrity galore" reached out.

Kiplinger

What This Year's Biggest Medicare Changes Mean for You

Some drug prices are falling, other costs are climbing, and new rules abound. Here's what you need to know.

International Business Times

The $450 Billion Telehealth Boom Has a Hidden Engine: Inside Bask Health's Plan to Mint the Next Generation of Digital Clinics

Often described by industry insiders as the "Shopify for healthcare," Bask Health is a white-label telehealth infrastructure platform.

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