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Two-in-three people have been misdiagnosed after seeking help from online symptom checkers

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Two-in-three people are misdiagnosed after turning to ‘Dr Google‘ with their symptoms, new research shows. Online symptom checkers got the right illness just 36 per cent of the time, and placed it in the top three in only 52 per cent of cases. Warnings to visit health services were also inappropriate in more than half … Read more

YouTube adds ‘information panels’ from fact checkers to videos in the US to prevent misinformation

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YouTube adds fact-check ‘information panels’ to search results in the US in an effort to prevent the spread of misinformation amid coronavirus pandemic The panels will contain articles from third-party fact checkers They will show up in video searches to help debunk misinformation Among the topics affected will be COVID-19 related videos YouTube will slowly … Read more