While the topics were not necessarily the most frequently searched health questions, the topics showed the greatest increase in searches during the past year.
Here are the top 10 most frequently searched health topics in 2018:
- Keto diet
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Endometriosis
- Marijuana, particularly the time frame during which it stays in the body
- Flu and its symptoms
- Flu contagiousness
- Implantation bleeding with respect to pregnancy
- Tiredness and sleep deprivation
- Heartburn
- High blood pressure
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