Australians Google to avoid GPs as tech giant launches symptom search function

By Kate Aubusson
Updated September 3 2016 - 11:13am, first published August 25 2016 - 12:00am
Three in five Australians turning to Google to avoid seeing a health professional Photo: SMH
Three in five Australians turning to Google to avoid seeing a health professional Photo: SMH

Dr Google is poaching patients from flesh and blood GPs, with three out of five Australians turning to the internet to avoid seeing a health professional, a new survey suggests.

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