• Home
  • keyboard_arrow_right Society & Culture
  • keyboard_arrow_rightPodcasts
  • keyboard_arrow_right
  • keyboard_arrow_right How to google your symptoms without freaking out | John Whyte
play_arrow

Society & Culture

How to google your symptoms without freaking out | John Whyte

podcast April 27, 2026


Background
share close

Why does searching your symptoms online always leave you more frightened than before? As former chief medical officer of WebMD, physician John Whyte spent years believing more information meant better health — until he saw how too much of it was making people spiral. In a world of health influencers, algorithms and AI tools designed to keep you clicking, he reveals why clarity and context is a better prescription. 


Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rate it
Previous episode

Instagram
Twitter
Facebook