First of all Wikipedia doesn't give any
advice to particular disease or suggestion based on its own. It is
often people refer Wikipedia for medical suggestions or definitions,
even doctors and medical students use Wikipedia for references.
Wikipedia has various sections and its medical content is managed by
the Wikiproject Medicine Team, whose main job is to accurately
research on every medical term.
In a recent report in the Journal of
the American Osteopathic Association, saying nine out ten Wikipedia's
articles on medical have technical inaccuracies. The inaccuracies are
identified by a panel of middle-grade doctors, though they didn't
publish any example of inaccuracy. For example, Wikipedia says if the
blood pressure reading is high, it is recommended to tested before
any treatment, and it quoted from National Institute for Health and
Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines.
How you can trust Wikipedia? What is
the solution?
There are lots of studies have been
conducted and proved Wikipedia is accurate. There are many articles
of kidney disease and mental health problems where the articles
published in Wikipedia are authentic in reference to many medical
resources. The latest study stated that more than 60% of factual
statements in Wikipedia are substantiated by the peer-reviewed
literature.
It is advisable to look after .edu,
.gov, or .org while looking for medical advices. There are many
websites who provide medical advices, but you can't trust all. Look
after generalized information from the sites, and technical medical
advices from government or renowned websites.
Before acting on medical advices given
in Internet, consult your doctor. Without understanding the medical
terms and intricacies, do not suggest things to your peers or family
members.
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