Google is a compendium of pretty much all of the knowledge that the human race has to offer, or at the very least the knowledge that we have so far put onto the internet with all things having been considered and taken into account. Hence, it is pretty understandable for people to want to try to turn to Google whenever they are experiencing a symptom, especially in a world where healthcare is quite rapidly getting out of the average person’s ability to afford without having to sacrifice other things that they might feel are of equal importance.
With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that Googling a health problem that you are facing might not be the best idea, and we’re not the only one’s saying this. A study conducted by scientists working at Martin Luther University in Germany have found that Googling medical conditions is a bad idea because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up making you read various kinds of misinformation, because a lot of the supposed medical information out there comes from highly dubious sources.
Oftentimes, users are given some kind of homeopathic remedy or alternatively a home remedy such as taking ginger to soothe a sore throat. This is not the kind of information that a lot of people would need in order to become as healthy as they need to be, and in fact it might prevent people from going out to actually get the level of healthcare that they require. People might read these remedies and feel like a visit to a doctor is not necessary, and that can be exceedingly harmful because the purpose of the healthcare industry is to help people recover faster with less damage having been done to their system.
What’s more is that most users are generally only going to read the snippets that would be located under the link to the site rather than visiting the page itself. Oftentimes these snippets contain very little actionable information and instead provide even more misinformation that would spread further confusion among people. It is essential to realize that not everything you read on the internet is going to end up being true, and in fact much of it might just be pretty harmful all in all.
Read next: Android Users have been urged to obliterate the Chrome browser promptly amid the concerns of the personal data for being acquired and misused
With all of that having been said and now out of the way, it is important to note that Googling a health problem that you are facing might not be the best idea, and we’re not the only one’s saying this. A study conducted by scientists working at Martin Luther University in Germany have found that Googling medical conditions is a bad idea because of the fact that this is the sort of thing that could potentially end up making you read various kinds of misinformation, because a lot of the supposed medical information out there comes from highly dubious sources.
Oftentimes, users are given some kind of homeopathic remedy or alternatively a home remedy such as taking ginger to soothe a sore throat. This is not the kind of information that a lot of people would need in order to become as healthy as they need to be, and in fact it might prevent people from going out to actually get the level of healthcare that they require. People might read these remedies and feel like a visit to a doctor is not necessary, and that can be exceedingly harmful because the purpose of the healthcare industry is to help people recover faster with less damage having been done to their system.
What’s more is that most users are generally only going to read the snippets that would be located under the link to the site rather than visiting the page itself. Oftentimes these snippets contain very little actionable information and instead provide even more misinformation that would spread further confusion among people. It is essential to realize that not everything you read on the internet is going to end up being true, and in fact much of it might just be pretty harmful all in all.
Read next: Android Users have been urged to obliterate the Chrome browser promptly amid the concerns of the personal data for being acquired and misused
