Dataset Card for "Medical" Healthcare QnA Datasets (WebMD, HealthForum, I-Clinic)

Dataset Details

Dataset Description

The "Medical" dataset is a collection of three distinct but related datasets—WebMD QnA, HealthForum QnA, and I-Clinic QnA. Each dataset contains healthcare-related questions and answers and is aimed at serving various applications such as NLP research, chatbot development, and healthcare informatics.

Curated by: [Your Organization or Name]
**Funded by Bronx2Helsinki AI
**Shared by Bronx2Helsinki
Language(s) (NLP): English
License: Open Source

Dataset Sources [optional]

Web MD, I-Clinic, HealthForum

Uses

Direct Use

Natural Language Processing tasks related to healthcare
Building healthcare-related question-answering systems
Information retrieval for healthcare resources
Preliminary medical consultation services

Out-of-Scope Use

Replacing certified medical advice
Any form of diagnostic or treatment recommendation

Dataset Structure

The datasets consist of questions and answers in a text-based format, collected from WebMD, HealthForum, and I-Clinic platforms. Each row contains a dialogue between a user asking a question and the corresponding answer.

Dataset Creation

Curation Rationale

The datasets were curated to provide a comprehensive set of healthcare-related questions and answers for research and application development.

Source Data

Data Collection and Processing

Data were collected from publicly accessible Q&A sections of WebMD, HealthForum, and I-Clinic websites. No additional cleaning or processing has been performed.

Who are the source data producers?

The data are produced by the users of WebMD, HealthForum, and I-Clinic platforms. The identities of these users are not disclosed in the dataset.

Annotations [optional]

The datasets do not contain any additional annotations.

Personal and Sensitive Information

The datasets do not contain any personal or sensitive information.

Bias, Risks, and Limitations

The datasets should not replace professional medical advice and are not exhaustive in terms of healthcare topics.

Recommendations

Users should be made aware of the risks, biases, and limitations of the dataset. Any application using this data should include a disclaimer emphasizing that the information provided is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.

Glossary [optional]

QnA: Question and Answer
NLP: Natural Language Processing

Dataset Card Authors

Troy L. Woodson

Dataset Card Contact

Bronx2Helsinki AI