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Well, even allowing that its feasible in the medium term it would give you worldwide 'first-world' diagnosis, not treatment.
by nfg 13y ago
Well, even allowing that its feasible in the medium term it would give you worldwide 'first-world' diagnosis, not treatment.
- mikeyouse 13y agoFor most maladies, the treatment is some combination of pharmaceuticals, lifestyle changes, or diet changes. The latter two can be undertaken anywhere, so that leaves pharma. Name-brand pharmaceuticals are expensive, but in almost all cases, there are less expensive options available that are almost as good. Most of these are off-patent, can be manufactured anywhere on earth, and can be acquired for pennies. An intelligent diagnostic / treatment computer would know where the patient was located, their access to medical facilities, their access to drugs, and make a recommendation based on those qualifiers.