News Item – Filling the medical care gap or causing cracks? Telus launches health app

A new health app launched this month is raising questions over whether it will help cure doctor shortages or cause health-care complications.

The free app, called “Babylon by Telus Health” went live March 5, with a promise it will “complement and fill the gap” in Canada’s health-care system.

Telus claims the app is vastly superior to the online resource many people resort to — “Dr. Google” — and is aimed at anyone who has a busy schedule, doesn’t have a family physician, lives in a rural community or is caught after hours with a health concern.

Full article at: CBC News