Modern healthcare is facing a juxtaposition of increasing patient demands owing to an aging
population and a decreasing general practitioner workforce, leading to strained access to …

Background Rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have led to the adoption of AI-
driven symptom checkers in primary care. This study aimed to evaluate both patients' and …

Background Patients are increasingly seeking Web-based symptom checkers to obtain
diagnoses. However, little is known about the characteristics of the patients who use these …

Symptom checkers have emerged as an important tool for collecting symptoms and
diagnosing patients, minimizing the involvement of clinical personnel. We developed a …

Reliable systems that track the continuation, progression, or resolution of a patient's
symptoms over time are essential for reliable diagnosis and ensuring that patients harboring …

Digital and online symptom checkers are an increasingly adopted class of health
technologies that enable patients to input their symptoms and biodata to produce a set of …

Online symptom checkers have significant potential to improve patient care, however their
reliability and accuracy remain variable. We hypothesised that an artificial intelligence (AI) …

Background Patients are increasingly turning to the Internet for health information.
Numerous online symptom checkers and digital triage tools are currently available to the …

Background The burden on healthcare systems is mounting continuously owing to
population growth and aging, overuse of medical services, and the recent COVID-19 …

It is increasingly common for patients to query their symptoms online before approaching
medical professionals, with around 1% of Google1 search queries being related to …