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Is Looking Up Your Health Symptoms Online A Good Idea?

Dr Helmy Haja Mydin, Consultant Respiratory Physician

01-Apr-21 14:00

Is Looking Up Your Health Symptoms Online A Good Idea?

Many of us have probably looked up our health symptoms online before, whether it's a mysterious rash or a cough that just won’t go away. But does it cause more harm than good?

 

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Presented by: Juliet Jacobs, Dashran Yohan, Hezril Asyraaf


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