Google To Test Program Allowing Consumers To Video Chat With Physicians About Symptoms

Google has partnered with several providers and startups to test a program that allows consumers to video chat with a physician. Under the program, consumers who use Google's search engine to look up information on certain symptoms will be able to select an option to "talk with a doctor now."

• "Google Is Testing Live-Video Medical Advice" (Tsukayama, "The Switch," Washington Post, 10/13).