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Summary:
This 24,000 row dataset contained within Kabatubare/medical compiles several datasets from notable healthcare organisations and institutions. WebMD QnA, HealthForum QnA, and I-Clinic QnA—are collections of question-and-answer dialogues in the domain of healthcare and medicine. These datasets vary in size and depth, with the WebMD dataset being the largest and most diverse (24,000 rows). Each dataset offers unique insights into healthcare-related queries from the general public and the corresponding answers, although it's important to note that these answers are not certified medical advice.

Utility and Applications:
1. Healthcare Natural Language Processing (NLP):
These datasets can be immensely useful for training machine learning models aimed at understanding healthcare-related text. NLP techniques like sentiment analysis, topic modeling, and text classification can be readily applied.

2. Question-Answering Systems:
The datasets are inherently designed as QnA dialogues, making them well-suited for training and evaluating question-answering models specific to healthcare. These models could serve as the foundation for intelligent healthcare chatbots.

3. Information Retrieval:
Given their rich content, these datasets could be employed to design advanced search algorithms that can fetch relevant healthcare information based on user queries, thereby aiding in quicker and more accurate information retrieval.

4. Preliminary Medical Consultation:
Although the datasets should not replace professional medical advice, they could serve as a valuable resource for preliminary consultations. For example, a model trained on these datasets could provide immediate, albeit general, responses to urgent healthcare queries as a first point of contact.

5. Research:
Researchers in healthcare informatics and medical language processing can use these datasets to test hypotheses related to healthcare information dissemination, literacy, and public concern regarding various medical topics.

6. Social and Ethical Studies:
The datasets can also offer social scientists and ethicists material to study public perception and ethical considerations around healthcare topics, potentially revealing societal attitudes or misconceptions.

Recommendations:
Data Quality: Before deploying models trained on these datasets for critical applications, a thorough quality assessment is advised.

Ethical Use: Given that the datasets contain healthcare-related data, strict ethical guidelines should be followed, especially regarding user privacy and data sensitivity.

Continuous Updating: For the models to stay relevant, it is crucial to continuously update the training data, ideally with verified and expert-reviewed information.

User Verification: 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.

More information:

WebMD Dataset
Shape: 23,437 rows, 1 column
Columns: text
Sample Data: The dataset seems to be in a QnA format, with questions coming from humans (e.g., "my 5 1/2-year-old son displays ADHD...")
HealthForum Dataset
Shape: 171 rows, 1 column
Columns: text
Sample Data: Similar to the WebMD dataset, this dataset is also in a QnA format (e.g., "how do I stop smoking now").
I-Clinic Dataset
Shape: 465 rows, 1 column
Columns: text
Sample Data: Also a QnA format, with questions like "is it fine to exercise with knee pain".

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+# Dataset Card for "Medical" Healthcare QnA Datasets (WebMD, HealthForum, I-Clinic)
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+## Dataset Details
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+### 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.
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+- **Curated by:** [Your Organization or Name]
+- **Funded by [optional]:** [Information Needed]
+- **Shared by [optional]:** [Your Organization or Name]
+- **Language(s) (NLP):** English
+- **License:** [Information Needed]
+
+### Dataset Sources [optional]
+
+- **Repository:** [Kabatubare/medical]
+- **Paper [optional]:** [None]
+- **Demo [optional]:** [None]
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+## Uses
+
+### Direct Use
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+- 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
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+- Replacing certified medical advice
+- Any form of diagnostic or treatment recommendation
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+## 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.
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+## Dataset Creation
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+### Curation Rationale
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+The datasets were curated to provide a comprehensive set of healthcare-related questions and answers for research and application development.
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+### Source Data
+
+#### Data Collection and Processing
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+Data were collected from publicly accessible Q&A sections of WebMD, HealthForum, and I-Clinic websites. No additional cleaning or processing has been performed.
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+#### Who are the source data producers?
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+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.
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+### Annotations [optional]
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+The datasets do not contain any additional annotations.
+
+#### Personal and Sensitive Information
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+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.
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+### Recommendations
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+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.
+
+## Citation [optional]
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+**BibTeX:** [Information Needed]
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+**APA:** [Information Needed]
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+## Glossary [optional]
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+- QnA: Question and Answer
+- NLP: Natural Language Processing
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+## More Information [optional]
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+[Information Needed]
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+## Dataset Card Authors
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+- [Your Name or Organization]
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+## Dataset Card Contact
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+- [Your Contact Information]