Camera phones used to ensure TB therapy protocol is being followed

The Whidbey News Times reports on a rising rate of Tuberculosis and the burden of treatment, interesting camera phones are being used by the health department of Island County (Washington State) to ensure proper therapy protocol is being followed.

"Once a case is confirmed, the patient is placed on a regimen of four different antibiotics developed specifically for the treatment of TB. McDonnell personally watches each patient take the drugs via camera phones or in person. "

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