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Cyberchondria: Old Wine in New Bottles

Susannah Fox | December 2, 2008

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 [...]

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Consumer Resources

Susannah Fox | February 6, 2008

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“Good enough” technology

Susannah Fox | July 18, 2007

What else out there in the e-patient world is “good enough” (or not)? It might be OK if your diet and exercise plan is just “good enough,” but you want your surgeon to strive for perfection. What are some other examples of “good enough” technology or care?