I love the idea. When asking for medical advice online, people often implore you to go see a doctor and stop asking people on the Internet. Unfortunately I think that's allowing the perfect to be the enemy of the good. Doctors have limited time and rarely want to spend a lot of it with you as it is. There needs to be a cheaper alternative to free them up.
Granted the focus here is a little different. It's specifically tailored for people who have already asked a doctor and are at their wit's end. But I think the same principle applies to more mundane situations. Most of the time when I message my doctor with something I'm worried about, they call me in just to ask me some questions they could have asked me over the phone and then tell me I'm probably okay.
Ultimately, this site along with all of the rest concludes that you should "talk to your doctor":
> "CrowdMed patients are advised to never act upon one of our diagnostic or solution suggestions without the care of a medical professional, who is ultimately responsible for determining the patient's correct diagnosis and treatment."
Naw. I think that line was probably placed in there by the CrowdMed lawyers, to prevent and/or defend againsts Lawsuits. This way, they can pass the blame on to the "Medical Detective" whose diagnosis led to the Patient becoming worse, dying etc, after following the instructions or accepting the detective's diagnosis.
Granted the focus here is a little different. It's specifically tailored for people who have already asked a doctor and are at their wit's end. But I think the same principle applies to more mundane situations. Most of the time when I message my doctor with something I'm worried about, they call me in just to ask me some questions they could have asked me over the phone and then tell me I'm probably okay.