MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN):- Over the past year, we have seen telemedicine-i.e., the use of telecommunications technologies for different aspects of health care-become a regular feature of medical practice in the country, as Covid-19 cut off face-to-face consultations.
Once a novelty conceived for distant communities or reserved for individuals unable to leave their homes, it has become the first point of encounter between doctors and patients; once a fringe pursuit and even a frowned-upon terrain, the internet has now become an even more essential domain in clinical medicine.