NBC’s Robert Bazell reports on a large-scale effort by the University of Texas Medical Center to use TV pictures and other data transmission to get the expertise of its doctors to people in remote areas.
One of the perils of living in isolated areas or small towns in America is that medical care can be a long way off. And the situation is not only an inconvenience, it can be dangerous. But the brave new world of broadband — the ability to transmit images and sound instantly and easily from even the most remote areas — changes all of that. The doctor’s office is now a dial-up away. NBC’s Robert Bazell reports.
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