Internet With new medical Web sites a doctor in rural Idaho can learn about the latest treatments for any disease just as quickly as a doctor on staff at Stanford or Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York. As medical information migrates online the relationship between patient and doctor has begun to change. Experts on Internet health care developments say the ultimate goal, which is probably at least several years away, is to meld online patient records with information from textbooks and journals and guidelines suggesting treatment. Although purchasing a book is not necessary for any of the courses, many of the courses will be framed around a single author's work. Classes will range from one day seminars to 12 week courses.
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In the age of cells phones and the Internet, the pay phone is a dying breed of telecommunication device. While there are still two million pay phones across the United States, the number has shrunk by 300,000 in the last two years alone. N.C. Low income people, often in urban areas, are hurt the most by the dwindling availability of pay phones. The pay phone can be their lifeline, providing the only way to call friends or family, hunt for a job or get help in an emergency. Experts say that pay phones need to reinvent themselves.