Take two apps and see me next week
Family doctors usually prescribe drugs, but in the UK they’re now being encouraged to prescribe smartphone apps to their patients as well. Earlier this year the British minister of health told general practitioners – or GPs – to encourage their patients to use of free or cheap health related apps. The aim: to help people manage their own health and save them unnecessary visits to the doctor. Here’s my report for Spectrum on Deutsche Welle Radio: