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Hospitals are doing experiments with tele-medicine. Tele-medicine is a technology that lets doctors "see" patients without them being in the same place. This is made possible through high-speed communication networks (网络).

Tele-medicine is already in wide use in some places such as the USA and Germany. At both ends of the line, the way of video-meeting lets them see and talk to each other. Blood pressure and body temperature are directly shown on computers. Among other uses, village doctors hold "consultations (会诊)" with far-away experts. The experts can also help them during operations.

Tele-medicine has been slow to reach Asia because of high costs, besides other reasons.When things improve, this technology will develop very fast.Chinese University of Hong Kong's medical school has joined a big hospital in Beijing, and Thailand is building a tele-medicine station connecting 20 areas.

Tele-medicine will do good to patients because doctors from different places can see them and give their medical advice. The help is of great importance if the disease is an unusual one. It also helps spread medical knowledge among experts.

As tele-medicine develops well, it will be cheaper and more popular in the medical field.

Tele-medicine
Definition:	It is a kind of technology that 1. the patients to see doctors by networks.
Function:	◆It is already 2.used in many advanced countries like America; ◆After meeting at both ends of the networks, patient’s health information is directly shown in computer; ◆The far-away experts can also help village doctors hold "consultations” and give advice during operations.
Advantages:	◆It is very convenient for patients to see doctors and 3. their medical advice. ◆The help 4. a lot if the disease is an unusual one; ◆It also helps to spread the medical knowledge among experts.
With the 5. cost, it will develop well and become more popular