the surprising 150-year history of long-range medical treatment
- Written by Debbie Passey, Digital Health Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
Science and Invention / World Radio HistoryIn 1874, a surgeon in South Australia telegraphed wound care instructions for a patient 2,000 kilometres away. A few years later, in 1879, a letter in The Lancet medical journal suggested physicians use the telephone to cut down on unnecessary patient visits.
As the telephone and telegraph spread, the...





