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Dr Google could be making your health anxiety worse

Dr Google could be making your health anxiety worse

What used to be called hypochondria is now health anxiety — an excessive worry about developing a serious illness. While experiences of health anxiety vary, for some people it can take over their lives and even lead to physical symptoms. Also, a link between conditions like endometriosis and heart disease. And local scientists help make a big discovery about how cells recycle waste.

Health Report · Australian Broadcasting Corporation

March 14, 202541m 49s

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Show Notes

What used to be called hypochondria is now health anxiety — an excessive worry about developing a serious illness. 

While experiences of health anxiety vary, for some people it can take over their lives and even lead to physical symptoms. 

Also, a link between conditions like endometriosis and heart disease. 

And local scientists help make a big discovery about how cells recycle waste.

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