I emailed my longstanding doctor the other day, just to check in on his well-being. He graciously responded that he was hunkered down out of town with his family. He seemed bored but was doing, he said, “televisits”, itching to get back to in-person work.

I guess there’s some value in that. I have never televisited my doctor, or any other doctor. But, clearly, he can learn from you how you’re feeling and if you detect a fever, and he can ask if you have any symptoms. Still, from afar he can’t take your temperature, take your blood pressure, check your pulse, draw your blood, feel if your bone is out of place, promptly get a urine sample or, certainly not, get you to ”assume the position” all on FaceTime. And so, I wondered, is there really a substitute especially in these trying times for a doctor addressing his patient in person, particularly if there appears to be a real potential problem?

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