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The Internet has revolutionized the way people access health information. From personal health records to symptom checkers, knowledge about any health topic can be accessed within seconds. Along with this technology, however, have evolved cyberchondriacs " individuals who suffer a similar anxiety of traditional hypochondria, compounded by the digital age.

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