{"id":12337,"date":"2019-01-03T11:11:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T16:11:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=12337"},"modified":"2019-01-03T11:11:56","modified_gmt":"2019-01-03T16:11:56","slug":"google-is-quietly-infiltrating-medicine-but-what-rules-will-it-play-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=12337","title":{"rendered":"Google is quietly infiltrating medicine \u2014 but what rules will it play by?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(By Michael L. Millenson for ST<em>A<\/em>T)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"big-cap-wrap\"><span class=\"big-cap\">W<\/span><\/span>ith nearly 80 percent of internet users searching online\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/id\/3077086\/t\/more-people-search-health-online\/#.XBQDCC3MwUQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">for health-related information<\/a>, it\u2019s no wonder the catchphrase \u201cDr. Google\u201d has caught on, to the delight of many searchers and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/12\/16\/opinion\/statin-side-effects-cancer.html?rref=collection\/sectioncollection\/opinion&amp;action=click&amp;contentCollection=opinion&amp;region=rank&amp;module=package&amp;version=highlights&amp;contentPlacement=7&amp;pgtype=sectionfront\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dismay<\/a>\u00a0of many\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Doctor-please-confuse-search-novelty\/dp\/B01B8EQR4E\/ref=asc_df_B01B8EQR4E\/?tag=hyprod-20&amp;linkCode=df0&amp;hvadid=193156615606&amp;hvpos=1o1&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvrand=162941055119028540&amp;hvpone=&amp;hvptwo=&amp;hvqmt=&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvdvcmdl=&amp;hvlocint=&amp;hvlocphy=9021448&amp;hvtargid=pla-307290715341&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">real doctors<\/a>.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2019\/01\/03\/google-entering-practice-medicine\/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A%20Daily%20Health%20Policy%20Report&amp;utm_source=hs_email&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=68717338&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_F2gLDb1vqEIHg-rmEHwQxkDzXf6WAxqRuy-f_HUDWPM98Z5DvQDXm0PzaT7Pp3Zs_1XqJQ7XJL-kpH41tdYZ0pE28QQ&amp;_hsmi=68717338\">Continue reading article here&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/STAT-Logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4372\" src=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/STAT-Logo-300x32.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"32\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/STAT-Logo-300x32.png 300w, https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/STAT-Logo.png 453w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre>Notice: The link provided above connects readers to the full content of the posted article. 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