John Whyte
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Because I want to share a statistic with you.
A billion.
A billion.
Nine zeros.
That's how many search on health there is every single day.
and it's actually going up.
And when you put it into context, is how many is that every hour, every minute?
And up until recently, I was the chief medical officer at WebMD, and many of you likely ended up at WebMD.
And at WebMD, the motto is, better information leads to better health.
And as a physician, I firmly believe that.
I want you to become informed.
I want you to become empowered.
But the challenge is information isn't knowledge.
Remember the phrase TMI?
Do people still say that, too much information?
Typically, we would say it about what?
We'd say it about someone's giving you too much personal information.
It makes you feel awkward, maybe a little anxious.
Well, TMI also is around health.
Too much information when you're searching for your symptoms actually can create anxiety, can actually be dangerous.