Google testing telemedicine service

Google is tiptoeing into the increasingly popular telemedicine space. The online search giant is indeed running a trial within its Helpouts service offering users a chance to discuss medical issues with live doctors via online video, as Engadget first reported. Google’s Helpouts service already offers live video guidance from experts on topics like parenting, photography, fitness and more. A truckload of venture capital has backed up into the telemedicine space in recent months, as a series of startups like American Well, Better, Doctor on Demand, HealthTap, Spruce and others explore new ways of allowing people to consult doctors via mobile apps.