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Before the doctor, there’s Google, WhatsApp, and YouTube: Why Indians are looking elsewhere for health answers

Hindustan Times - Health · 25 August 2026 at 3:44 pm

Before the doctor, there’s Google, WhatsApp, and YouTube: Why Indians are looking elsewhere for health answers

From WhatsApp university to YouTube clinics, here’s who is really guiding India's health choices?

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Before the doctor, there’s Google, WhatsApp, and YouTube: Why Indians are looking elsewhere for health answers

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