Alice, who has heart disease, lives in a rural area in Canada. Every week she has her blood pressure and heart rate checked by a physician who practices medicine in a large city 300 km away, via a fibre-optic cable. What does this illustrate about new technology?

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This scenario illustrates how new technology, specifically telemedicine, can change social relationships in medicine by enabling remote consultations and monitoring, thus altering the traditional in-person doctor-patient interaction.

Alice, Who Has Heart Disease, Lives in a Rural Area