Dr. Khadija Ahmed, MD, Family Medicine | Springfield, OH | WebMD (2024)

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Here is a quick primer to get you up to speed. MD stands for doctor of medicine. It is a designation that indicates someone who has completed medical school. To be an MD, you must finish four years of medical school and receive another three years of training through residency.

The closest competitor to webmd.com are healthline.com, medicalnewstoday.com and clevelandclinic.org.

Overall, the doctors I spoke to said they didn't find anything exceptionally egregious about WebMD. But they noted the lack of context around some of the site's medical advice, as well as a smattering of misinformation.

A 2019 study focused just on WebMD's accuracy in regard to eye diagnoses. That study found the correct diagnosis was in the top three results just 38% of the time. The 2015 study found that symptom checkers were generally risk averse.

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The WebMD website class action lawsuit is Mary Narvaez v. WebMD LLC, et al., Case No. 2:20-at-01139, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California.

MDs generally focus on treating specific conditions with medication. On the other hand, DOs tend to focus on whole-body healing, with or without traditional medication. They generally have a stronger holistic approach and have been trained with additional hours of hands-on techniques.

Doctorate of philosophy (PhD)

Students earn PhDs in pretty much any field, and is the highest level of education that one can receive.

What is higher than MD? ›

DM (Doctorate of Medicine):

DM is an advanced, specialised medical degree earned after completing an MD.