Online doctor services have been growing in accessibility in recent years, thanks to improved technology, heightened security, more acceptance by health insurance, and overall public comfort with ...

The new app acts like a matchmaker to connect hospitals directly with available doctors and fill staffing shortages. Its chief operating officer says the app also reduces costs.

A pilot scheme is effectively seeing doctors prescribe an app – specifically one which measures the number of steps patients walk, with each person being prescribed a personal target. At the end ...