Going to a doctor's office and waiting in a fluorescent-bathed room full of gross, sick people has been a common form of torture ever since doctors ended house calls. But technology can fix that, just as it has fixed other age-old practices, like getting a taxi by standing perilously close to traffic and waving. As a sign of what's coming, a handheld medicine startup called Spruce just got $15 million in funding. Spruce is a step toward allowing you to "see" a doctor through your smartphone. Though one of the most interesting things about Spruce is that it questions why, in many cases, you need to see a doctor. Instead, why not give the doctor all your relevant information so she can review it and reply when she can?
