E-Patients Explore Online Communities


Updated 10/14/11 11:49 AM · Posted by FitSugar · 3 comments

More and More Patients Researching Medical Ailments in Online Communities

Researching your health problems online can be a great way to educate yourself — or scare yourself silly. A whopping 97 percent of Fit readers 'fess up to doing some Internet sleuthing before heading to the doc. There's even a word for us: e-patients. According to a new study by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, about 20 percent of e-patients use social-networking and similar sites Read more