Online diagnosis & Internet medicine

<p>This is a great topic which feeds into all sort including self-care, information gathering, overdiagnosis and&nbsp;</p><p>the accuracy of resources online plus the dangers of counterfeit medication.</p><br><p>Here are some interesting links:</p><br><p><br></p><p>Doctor vs Internet:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p019px0x" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p019px0x</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>The pros and cons of AI based diagnosis:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.statnews.com/2023/02/13/chatgpt-assisted-diagnosis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.statnews.com/2023/02/13/chatgpt-assisted-diagnosis/</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>The&nbsp;story of AccuRx, one of a few companies which offers triage for primary care:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.accurx.com/our-story" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.accurx.com/our-story</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Ada Health, an example of an AI driven symptom analysis:&nbsp;<a href="https://ada.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ada.com</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Counterfeit medicines:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/prescriptions-and-pharmacies/pharmacies/dangers-of-buying-medicines-online/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.nhs.uk/nhs-services/prescriptions-and-pharmacies/pharmacies/dangers-of-buying-medicines-online/</a></p><br><p><br></p><p>Overdiagnosis (there is a separate podcast episode on this topic):&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430655/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK430655/</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>