The danger of online diagnosis: Millions of emergencies are MISSED through symptom checker websites, study warns

The danger of online diagnosis: Millions of emergencies are MISSED through symptom checker websites, study warns Scientists at Harvard Medical School in the US have warned one in eight emergencies are missed by the NHS Choices symptom checker website, casting doubt on the safety of the internet to spot illnesses. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Fifty million people use computerised self triage (editorial) BMJ
• Evaluation of symptom checkers for self diagnosis and triage: audit study BMJ