Searching symptoms online has become so common there is a name for the condition of health anxiety induced by self-diagnosis on the internet: Cyberchondria.
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The watchdog has voiced concerns over the proposed US$2.1 billion merger, from which both users and Australian health services could lose out.
If Googling your health symptoms is taking over you’re day-to-day life and is distressing you, here are some ways to get help.
As health care grows more digital, an array of health apps promise to track steps, count heartbeats and look at moles. But without more FDA oversight, could we be shooting ourselves in the foot?
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Professor, NHMRC Emerging Leader & Clinical Psychologist, UNSW Sydney
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