'Crowd-diagnosis' thousands seek out diagnoses from strangers on social media

(Elevated Science Communications) A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds the public is increasingly turning to strangers on social media to obtain a 'crowd-diagnosis' for STDs, even posting pictures of their symptoms and sometimes to overrule a doctor's diagnosis.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news