Results show uptick in self-diagnosis accuracy after participants searched for advice online
That throbbing headache just won’t go away and your mind is racing about what may be wrong. But Googling your symptoms may not be as ill-advised as previously thought.
Although some doctors often advise against turning to the internet before making the trudge up to the clinic, a new study suggests using online resources to research symptoms may not be harmful after all – and could even lead to modest improvements in diagnosis.
