Waikato District Health Board is using technology that can let a doctor in Hamilton listen to the heartbeat of a patient in Thames. Ruth Large was a second-year doctor, in remote Australia, with a sick 18-month-old on her hands. MARK TAYLOR/STUFF Some have dubbed Waikato emergency physician Ruth Large "the virtual doctor" for her work promoting telehealth. Large is an emergency physician working between Waikato and Thames hospitals, and some have dubbed her "the virtual doctor". MARK TAYLOR/STUFF A doctor can check a mole from another city thanks to devices which attach to the telehealth cart.

Source: Stuff November 23, 2018 17:26 UTC