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Google is rolling out Symptom related answers for Mobile

June 28, 2016 by · Leave a Comment 

web-marketing-tutorialGoogle announced that they are rolling out symptom related answers for mobile users. According to Google, one percent of all search queries are for symptoms. This is not uprisings as whenever anyone has an issue, they now turn to the search engine. The problem was that some of the results pages suggested remedies that might not have been inline with the conditions. This way Google can now direct people to basic information and direct people to a doctor when needed.

“You’re not alone. Roughly 1 percent of searches on Google (think: millions!) are symptom-related. But health content on the web can be difficult to navigate, and tends to lead people from mild symptoms to scary and unlikely conditions, which can cause unnecessary anxiety and stress.”

Now when you ask Google about symptoms like “headache on one side,” you will get a list of related symptoms like cluster headaches, sinusitis etc. For something like a single symptom, like a headache, Google will give an overview of the condition along with possible rememdies/self treatment options. In addition, they will also recommend medical diagnosis for anything serious. The goal here is to give more information on health conditions and to also let you know when it is important to talk to a dedicated health professional.

They also have the usual disclaimer since we are referring to medical related advice, suggesting that you should always talk to a doctor for medical advice. The feature is being rolled out for English queries in the United States to start and will then be made available worldwide.

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