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2. Medical advice - Wikipedia

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   Typically, medical advice involves giving a diagnosis and/or prescribing a treatment for medical condition. [2] Medical advice can be distinguished from medical information, which is the relation of facts. Discussing facts and information is considered a fundamental free speech right and is not considered medical advice. Medical advice can also ...

3. Alternative medicine - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Alternative medicine is any practice that aims to achieve the healing effects of medicine despite lacking biological plausibility, testability, repeatability or evidence of effectiveness. Unlike modern medicine, which employs the scientific method to test plausible therapies by way of responsible and ethical clinical trials, producing ...

4. Health information on the Internet - Wikipedia

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   Description. The Internet is widely used by the general public as a tool for finding health information. [1] In the late 1990s, researchers noted an increase in Internet users' access to health-related content despite the variation in the quality of information, level of accessibility, and overall health literacy. [2]

5. Telehealth - Wikipedia

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   Telehealth is the distribution of health-related services and information via electronic information and telecommunication technologies. [1] It allows long-distance patient and clinician contact, care, advice, reminders, education, intervention, monitoring, and remote admissions. [2][3] Telemedicine is sometimes used as a synonym, or is used in ...

6. Adherence (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   In medicine, patient compliance (also adherence, capacitance) describes the degree to which a patient correctly follows medical advice. Most commonly, it refers to medication or drug compliance, but it can also apply to other situations such as medical device use, self care, self-directed exercises, or therapy sessions.

7. ‘What is brain fog — and when should I seek medical ... - AOL

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   The markers and indicators of brain fog can range from feeling suddenly confused about a familiar task or just feeling out of sorts mentally. "They may also struggle to follow simple instructions ...