Saturday, July 26, 2008

Googling to save lives?






In a clinical case discussion published on New England Journal of Medicine (July 3, 2008), medical experts opined that "Internet search engines, such as Google, are proving to be an invaluable diagnostic tool", as the body of medical knowledge is ever expanding.

An internet-based study revealed that Google searches can arrive at the correct diagnosis in ~58% of cases. Will this mean physicians may no longer be needed in the future?

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