Doctor Thierry Castera examines the throat of a child via a smartphone held by a nurse during a digital medical consultation on September 12, 2016 in Oberbruck, eastern France. Electronic stethoscope connected to internet, smartphone to examine the back of the throat, diagnostic via webcam: in Oberbruck, an isolated village in the Vosges, patients visit the doctor... remotely, an innovation intended to address the shortage of practitioners in rural areas. / AFP PHOTO / Sebastien Bozon