NOIDA, Aug. 22 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday spoke about the growing tendency among people to turn to the internet and ChatGPT to diagnose their ailments, and, on a lighter note, narrated how patients in rural areas often describe symptoms to doctors in ways that can make diagnosis challenging.

Addressing the inauguration of a Mahajan Imaging and Labs facility here, Singh said people now often search their symptoms online before visiting a doctor.

"Now ChatGPT has also come. Whatever happens, the first thing people do is to search online," he said, adding that increased awareness about one's health was a positive development but also posed a challenge.

Singh said a person experiencing mild chest pain could search the symp...