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WebMD is mostly famous for being a thorn in the ass of doctors, when panicked patients insist that their latest symptom is definitely cancer, and not trapped wi
by EA-3167 3y ago
WebMD is mostly famous for being a thorn in the ass of doctors, when panicked patients insist that their latest symptom is definitely cancer, and not trapped wind. They're a gift to unethical pharmaceutical companies and they add little to no value.
But don't take my word for it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebMD#Criticism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebMD#Criticism
- rabuse 3y agoThis happened to me in my early twenties. I'd have some symptoms, look them up, and it always led to either cancer or aneurysm. It actually made me a hypochondriac for years, and I had to just stop.
- rthkljlkrj 3y agoThe thing to realize is that the map between illnesses and symptoms is many-to-one. Given some symptoms, doctors assume the most common thing (because then they're right most of the time) and WebMD assumes the scariest thing (because it benefits their traffic).
- 303uru 3y agoWhen I was a practicing pharmacists it was the bane of my existence. Can't wait for some ChatGPT skin to put it out of business.
- EA-3167 3y agoJust the ability of ChatGPT to calmly remind people that a collection of symptoms, without a proper exam (and maybe tests) can only rarely lead to an accurate diagnosis. That, and it won't immediately say "Cancer"