Doctors generally use a service like UpToDate, which I understand is pretty good.
Issues with providing the same quality of service to consumers include:
* Doctors are willing to pay a lot (ex: UpToDate is ~$500/y) and you might not be able to keep such high fees for doctors if you also offered a great consumer-focused option.
* Consumers have a wide range of experience levels, where it's going to be hard to make a page that satisfies both people who know very little and have minimal medical background and others who are looking seriously into their condition.
* Liability is very different when you're writing directly for consumers.
It’s a different service because it’s generally quite technical, and also it has a fairly large editorial team constantly reviewing and updating the content. The ‘simple English’ UpToDate is Wikipedia or the NHS website
Issues with providing the same quality of service to consumers include:
* Doctors are willing to pay a lot (ex: UpToDate is ~$500/y) and you might not be able to keep such high fees for doctors if you also offered a great consumer-focused option.
* Consumers have a wide range of experience levels, where it's going to be hard to make a page that satisfies both people who know very little and have minimal medical background and others who are looking seriously into their condition.
* Liability is very different when you're writing directly for consumers.