MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cyberchondria'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:31:43 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4382766&cid=t_166171_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fhow-doctors-feel-about-patients-who-google-their-symptoms%2F2011.01.21 Many doctors roll their eyes whenever patients bring in a stack of research they printed out, stemming from a Google search of their symptoms. A piece by Dr. Zachary Meisel on TIME.com describes a familiar scenario: The medical intern started her presentation with an eye roll. “The patient in Room 3 had some blood in the toilet bowl this morning and is here with a pile of Internet printouts listing all the crazy things she thinks she might have.” The intern continued, “I think she has a hemorrhoid.” “Another case of cyberchondria,” added the nurse behind me. It’s time to stop debating whether patients should research their own symptoms. It’s happening already, and the medical profession would be better served to handle this new reality. According to the Pew Internet and ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4382766 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:00:37 +0100 4382766 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2013607&cid=t_166171_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2F04%2Fcyberchondria-medical-education-and-a-story-of-dying%2F Over at the e-patients.net blog, I wanted to make you aware of three recent entries worth your time: Cyberchondria: Old Wine in New Bottles Just before Thanksgiving, Microsoft released a study entitled, “Cyberchondria: Studies of the Escalation of Medical Concerns in Web Search.” Ryen White and Eric Horvitz took advantage of a data set that few people have access to (log files from Microsoft’s Live Search engine and MSN Health and Fitness) as well as a survey of 515 Microsoft employees. They also did a great service to those of us who have a problem with the term “cyberchondriac” since they define cyberchondria as “the unfounded escalation of concerns about common symptomatology, based on the review of search results and literature on the Web.” That does not describe most ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2013607 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 23:13:27 +0100 2013607 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2008238&cid=t_166171_147_f&fid=38117&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.engageinhealth.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fthe_digital_health_paradox.html The paradox of the power of digital in health is illuminated by three findings in the Health Engagement Barometer. First, The New Second Opinion is clearly in effect. No longer is any one piece of health guidance -- whether from a doctor or an internet source or a trusted friend -- sufficient. Second, multiple channels are “the” preferred source of health guidance. So really we’re talking third, forth, fifth opinion…at least. Third, the most important impact of digital on people seeking health guidance is immediate access to information. But we also found that the next most important impact is about the sheer volume of information -- people are confused, at times overwhelmed, and even misdiagnose themselves, often escalating innocuous symptoms into more serious medical con... The Health Engagement Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2008238 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:41:52 +0100 2008238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1999122&cid=t_166171_131_f&fid=35008&url=http%3A%2F%2Fscienceroll.com%2F2008%2F11%2F29%2Fcyberchondria-and-health-20-news%2F I should study psychiatry for my next exam, but I must share a few articles with you first: Monitoring your vices online (TheStart.com): Featuring Dr. Gunther Eysenbach, the organizer of Medicine 2.0 Congress. Health 2.0 Through the Eyes of a Diabetic - One Year Later (Read/Write/Web): One year ago, I discovered that I had contracted Type 1 Diabetes. I was 36 at that point and it’s relatively rare for someone of my age to suddenly get Type 1 Diabetes - indeed they used to call this form of diabetes “juvenile diabetes”, because it mostly occurs in children. So it was quite a shock to discover that I had it! Immediately I looked to the Web to find out all I could about this condition. I discovered a thriving community of ‘health 2.0′ apps and social net... ScienceRoll blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1999122 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:51:02 +0100 1999122 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1176064&cid=t_166171_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F01%2F24%2Fmedical-googler-or-cyberchondriac%2F                                                                 Cyberchondriac (sy bur KA WN dree ak) n. - a person who imagines they have a particular disease because their symptoms match those listed on an Internet health site. You’re spending an extraordinary amount of time on the internet seeking out information on medical conditions, digging yourself deeper and deeper in into the abyss. Does that make you a medical googler or a cyberchondriac? Here’s a clue - do you feel better or worse at the end of your search? A medical googler, such as myself who seeks out medical information for the purpose of writing will feel great at the end of the search. Having found something interesting and informative to to write a... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1176064 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 21:15:29 +0100 1176064