{"id":14847,"date":"2013-12-17T15:48:26","date_gmt":"2013-12-17T20:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/%year%\/%monthnum%\/%day%\/what-ails-america-dr-google-can-tell-you\/"},"modified":"2024-04-14T03:24:35","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T08:24:35","slug":"what-ails-america-dr-google-can-tell-you","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2013\/12\/17\/what-ails-america-dr-google-can-tell-you\/","title":{"rendered":"What ails America? Dr. Google can tell you"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Google\u2019s waiting room was crowded in 2013. Online search has become an easy way for people to learn more about what\u2019s ailing them, either to self-diagnose or find a remedy. Six-in-ten U.S. adults looked online for health information in the past year, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/internet\/Reports\/2013\/Health-online.aspx\">Pew Research Center report<\/a>, and a vast majority began their inquiry with a search engine. So what are Americans searching for? Google today released its <a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/trends\/topcharts?date=2013\">year-end Zeitgeist<\/a>, including the most searched-for health topics of the year:<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none;\" height=\"413\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/trends\/topcharts\/widget?cid=zg2606&amp;geo=US&amp;date=2013&amp;vm=trendingchart&amp;h=413\" width=\"250\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><!--more-->One-third of U.S. adults say they have gone online to try to get a quick diagnosis, according to our research. 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