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Yes, your doctor might Google you

  • Written by Merle Spriggs, Research Fellow at the Children's Bioethics Centre, University of Melbourne
imageInformation doctors find out about you online may affect your treatment. But not all of it is accurate or relevant.from www.shutterstock.com

When we think about Google and health, we usually think about patients searching online for health information. But you may be surprised that some doctors Google you.

An Australian survey of how doctors use...

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