TB Patients Connect to Webcams for Treatment

King County in Washington State has begun a program that allows tuberculosis patients to be monitored via webcams to make certain that medications are taken exactly as prescribed and the treatment time can range from six to 12 months. King County, which includes Seattle, has one of the highest infection rates of tuberculosis in the [...]

Medical Webcams Face Restrictions in Nebraska

Nebraska doctors are facing a proposed bill that would block the use of webcams to prescribe early stage abortion medications. Senator Tony Fulton’s bill would require the physical presence of a doctor and patient when dispensing the drugs mifepristone and misoprostol. Opposing lawmakers claim that that the measure could harm the future of telemedicine and [...]

Reykjavík Webcams Display Grímsvötn Volcano Ash Cloud

Saturday May 21, 2011, the Grímsvötn volcano began erupting again after a year of calm. The ash cloud resulted in the closure of Keflavik International Airport in the capital city of Reykjavík. Webcams throughout the city show the approach of the ash cloud and the darkening skies. The cloud is expected to arrive in the [...]

Bedtime Stories via Webcams

The future is before us once again. Reading bedtime stories to children will never be the same. An entrepreneur in Irvine, California, Allison Sansone, has developed a process whereby users can the Be There Bedtime Stories website, select a book and follow the instructions to record themselves reading the book. A link is emailed to [...]

Vancouver Island Webcam Captures Baby Eagle’s Struggle

A few weeks ago three baby eaglets hatched in a nest in Sidney on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. One of the three babies, whose name is Flyer has appeared to be struggling, as though its foot or leg is caught on something. A webcam has been capturing all of the unfolding ordeal. The Hancock Wildlife [...]

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