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Walter De Brouwer's company has built a working prototype of a hand-held medical diagnostic system. Doctors may fret, but there will always be a need for their skills

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By Economist.com

WALTER DE BROUWER'S company has built a working prototype of a hand-held medical diagnostic system. Doctors may fret, but there will always be a need for their skills

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