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Self-diagnosis using Dr. Google is fraught with error and misinterpretation. It can be an excellent education tool depending on the quality of the site, but there is more to diagnosis than matching symptoms.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 17, 2022 Source:The rise of ‘Dr. Google’: The risks of self-diagnosis and searching symptoms online
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Human doctors still needed for now
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 9, 2015 Source: Online symptom checkers far from accurate Reference: Evaluation of symptom checkers for self diagnosis and triage: audit study
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Internet self-diagnosis for medical conditions a common occurrence
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for August 1, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: More than half of Canadians say they use the web to self-diagnose symptoms: poll