A medical application that allows healthcare professionals to share photos of patient cases and get input from their colleagues around the world has been launched in South Africa. Figure 1 is like Instagram for doctors and is already used by more than 150 000 healthcare professionals worldwide
Author: Regardt van der Berg
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