Noticing that more and more of your family and friends are catching colds recently? With flu season around the corner, it is impossible not to be worried that every sneeze might lead to something worse. And many of us immediately search Google to self-diagnose ourselves with the worst-case scenario after we start to feel a little bit ill.
Google is easing anxieties by testing a new service that will connect patients to doctors when they are searching for information on symptoms.
"When you're searching for basic health information— from conditions like insomnia or food poisoning -- our goal is provide you with the most helpful information available," a Google representative said. "We're trying this new feature to see if it's useful to people."
