tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post113591415390839679..comments2024-01-02T02:45:17.328-06:00Comments on Notes from Dr. RW: Top ten issues in hospital medicine for 2005Robert W Donnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16944231400440786271noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-1165808189023925762006-12-10T21:36:00.000-06:002006-12-10T21:36:00.000-06:00Dr R.W There continues to be alot of discussio...Dr R.W<BR/> There continues to be alot of discussion in the BMJ about googling for a diagnosis. When google walks into a room, people look up and have lots of different reactions and thoughts.<BR/> Using the internet for medical purposes is rapidly evolving. Many professional are using it in novel ways or just trying it out.<BR/> Using the internet as a source for medical information Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14743001.post-1163285066778465462006-11-11T16:44:00.000-06:002006-11-11T16:44:00.000-06:00Today an article titled" Googling for a diagnosis...Today an article titled" Googling for a diagnosis-use of Google as a diagnostic aid: internet based study" appeared in the November 10 issue of the BMJ, British MedicalJournal.<BR/><BR/>The article's authors , Hangwi Tang and Jennifer Hwee Kwoon NG, discuss the success of using Google search to diagnose patients by putting in their signs and symptoms(3-5).<BR/><BR/>The diagnostic cases(Ward Merkeley,M.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09087914762502717969noreply@blogger.com