Crowdsourcing Your Health Ailments

Monday, 05 May 2014 | by Pat's Picks

A Silicon Valley startup is hoping to do for medicine what Wikipedia has done for knowledge. The San Jose Mercury News says a new website, www.crowdmed.com, aims to harness the collective knowledge of its users to help diagnose your ailments. The aim is not to replace your doctor, but to give you hundreds of second opinions at once. Critics are concerned about the credibility of those giving advice and the security of the sensitive medical information users post online.

SOURCE: San Jose Mercury News