Feeling sick? — Google may know what’s bringing you down

Google now offers information on more than 900 health conditions, according to USA Today.

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Here are five points:

1. Users most frequently search health topics on Google, compared to any other search.

2. Google already implemented a search feature for health topics, providing information like symptoms, treatments and prevalence.

3. Google more than doubled its health condition offering since February.

4. Healthcare professionals helped Google ascertain which information is factual.

5. Google included more obscure health conditions, as well.

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