Nowadays, many people use the Internet to get medical advice instead of going to see a doctor. Why is this? Do you think it is a positive or negative development?
An important parcel of society is now using technology to find out answers for their medical problems.
This
is happening partially because of the trend of searching for answers about everything on the internet
as well as the difficulty in finding affordable options for healthcare in some countries. In my opinion, this
is a bad development since the internet
can not take into consideration the implicit health
conditions of patients.
Since technology has shortened the path to many answers, people are now even using it to check their medical issues. Even if the questions are about diseases or symptoms, more and more articles are now available for everyone. Thus
, it is just to type your symptoms on Google and you will find a probable diagnosis. In addition
, many people go search
on the internet
because healthcare is inaccessible in some countries due to the high cost to just see a doctor. For instance
, the United States of America has a private based health
system, which means all Americans need to pay to have medical assistance. As a result
, a great part of the population is not being able to afford to see a doctor or treat their health
problems.
Medical diagnosis directly coming from the internet
can lead people to think their health
problems are far more serious than they really are. If people search
for “headache or migraine reasons” on Google, there will be results regarding brain cancer or aneurism, which are very bad and may put people far more concerned than they should really be. This
happens because the internet
search
mechanisms are not prepared to see the other factors that cause symptoms to individuals. A patient who is searching for “headache reasons” can have an implicit health
condition like dehydration to be the main reason, for example
.
To conclude, the high costs of healthcare in some countries are forcing people to find alternative methods to treat their symptoms. Searching on the internet
is a trend and helps them to encounter medical advice. Thus
, I believe that the use of the internet
for medical advice is a negative development because online search
tools do not see the whole picture of patients.Submitted by ricieri2010 on
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Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately
Linking words are very important in your essay.
To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.
Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.
In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.
Linking word examples:
- firstly
- secondly
- thirdly
- in additional
- moreover
- also
- for example
- for instance
- therefore
- however
- although
- even though
- despite
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