Kapil Parakh, MD, MPH, PhD, is the author of Searching for Health: The Smart Way to Find Information Online and Put It to Use. He is a cardiologist based in the Washington, DC, area, adjunct associate professor at Georgetown University, and medical lead for Google Fit, a health and fitness app.
It’s tempting to ask Doctor Google for advice given how costly and annoying the health-care world is. But a recent…
