Correction: The original version of this article misstated the symptom checker's original launch date. WebMD, long the go-to for patients turning to the internet for an answer to mysterious symptoms, ...

WebMD, one of many symptom checkers available on the internet designed to aid self-diagnosis, is careful to advise users it isn't a "substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment" ...

People looking to a popular online symptom checker for answers about eye problems often get a wrong diagnosis, a small study suggests. Symptom checkers are all over the web, often using algorithms to ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. People looking to a popular online symptom checker for answers about eye problems often ...

We’ve all done it: You plug your aches and pains into WebMD’s Symptom Checker, see that it could be either “cancer” or “seasonal allergies,” and promptly close out the window and decide to ignore ...

Ever asked the Internet what your symptoms mean and gotten a response that seemed wacky or totally off base? It’s not your imagination. In an audit that is believed to be the first of its kind, ...