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i’ve had the personal experience of knowing obviously more about a disease than the specialist i was seing (over minor details, but still). It was surprising to
by bsaul 5y ago
i’ve had the personal experience of knowing obviously more about a disease than the specialist i was seing (over minor details, but still). It was surprising to realize how much a bit of googling on a very specific subject can get you, provided you have some general scientific background..
Out of curiosity: what country are you living in ?
- jonathanstrange 5y agoI agree and have no doubt that a patient can on occasion know more than a regular medical doctor by googling. Like in any discipline, it's easy for laypersons to get some rather detailed, though often still superficial knowledge about some topics. But in my experience they always lack some depth of knowledge, the necessary background, and very often have the wrong perspective. I live in Portugal.