Online medical information causes many Americans to doubt doctorseHealth SmartBrief | 08/04/2008
More than 85 million adults in the U.S. -- almost 40% -- have doubted their health care providers' opinions when the information did not match what they found online, according to a survey commissioned by Envision Solutions. Young people were more likely to be skeptical of a physician's opinions than others, but most people still see those in the health care profession as the most trusted source of information. |