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Do you rely on ‘Dr Google’? Here are tips on finding medical information online

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Keying your symptoms into a search engine can lead to search results that make you unnecessarily anxious, doctors say. Some have had patients delay treatment because they misdiagnosed themselves.

Keying symptoms into a search engine can lead to search results that make you unnecessarily anxious, doctors say.

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SINGAPORE – If you are feeling unwell, do you turn to “Dr Google” and search for medical information online?

This habit may do you more harm than good, say doctors.

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