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by square_usual 1779 days ago
I think telemedicine from other countries could run into illegal territory really fast. It's not just prescriptions, to make medical advice you should be a qualified professional, and you could face liability from people who take that advice and suffer harm as a result (or even otherwise, tbh.) This also applies to the idea where you ask if you should go see a doctor or just sleep it off, as well. Imagine a case where the app tells someone to sleep a case of food poisoning out and it turns out to be a lethal mushroom or something.

As for daily health monitoring etc, I think that's a crowded space that's already in vogue right now - think Apple watch's features which remind you to stand for a minute every hour and encourage you to exercise by gamifying it. That doesn't mean you can't do anything new - just, IMO, not the most "high impact" it can be, especially when "low hanging fruit" like mental health are very, very crowded.

I think in general healthcare is a very difficult field to take on unless you have a lot of resources and are willing to work with the law (for good reason, ofc.) That doesn't mean you shouldn't try it, just that you might find something else that is higher impact and less likely to frustrate or burn you out.