An Israeli company has launched a new platform for Google to help patients around the world share their health doubts and experiences and eliminate the anxiety produced by erroneous online health inquiries.
First Line Research firm developed a site called Treato that condenses a wide range of illnesses, symptoms and treatments to help patients worldwide consult in a clear way, without the interference that can sometimes occur in Google searches.
With Treato, anyone typing a symptom will get a detailed list of possible illnesses and the drugs to treat them, as well as similar symptoms that can help them in their search, Ha'aretz daily reported Thursday.
"We collect everything people write about health. The statistical assumption is: if it doesn't appear in the data, it doesn't exist," First Line Research co-founder Gideon Mantel said.
Patients write and share their experiences in the platform, thus contributing to expand Treato's database.
"The crowd decides what to write about. We simply organize it and lay it out for our users," Mantel said.
Although the site is adjusted to the United States market and all the drugs mentioned in the forums are American, Treato will soon make the leap to other countries, including Israel. |