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Robotic ‘doctors’ help bring high-quality care to rural areas

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By Laura Dickerson

Wednesday, March 20, 2013
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Some Arizona hospitals are bringing Mayo Clinic experts into their examining rooms - digitally. Cronkite News reporter Laura Dickerson shows how robots, with help from an on-site nurse, can help a distant doctor examine patients who might otherwise not have timely access to certain levels of care.

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