▁studies , ▁and ▁one ▁which ▁found ▁that ▁ 7 8 . 8 % ▁of ▁a ▁randomly ▁chosen ▁sample ▁of ▁medical ▁students ▁showed ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁" med ical ▁student ▁disease ." ▁However , ▁they ▁c ite ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁studies ▁showing ▁a ▁similar ▁inc idence ▁of ▁hy po ch ond ria ▁in ▁law ▁students ▁and ▁other ▁non - med ical ▁students , ▁which ▁they ▁said ▁call ▁into ▁question ▁" the ▁widely ▁held ▁view ▁that ▁medical ▁students ▁are ▁more ▁likely ▁than ▁others ▁to ▁have ▁excess ive ▁anx iety ▁about ▁their ▁health ." ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁An ▁episode ▁of ▁the ▁TV ▁show ▁Sc r ubs ▁called ▁" O ur ▁D riv ing ▁Iss ues " ▁features ▁a ▁class ▁of ▁medical ▁students ▁who , ▁despite ▁having ▁been ▁war ned ▁about ▁medical ▁students ' ▁disease , ▁never theless ▁suffer ▁from ▁it . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Indian ▁movie ▁D harm ad h ur ai ▁( T amil ) ▁st arring ▁V ij ay ▁S eth up ath y , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁lead ▁hero ine ▁Dr . St ella ▁suffer ▁from ▁second ▁year ▁synd rome . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Ap oph enia ▁Cy ber ch ond ria ▁Self ▁diagn osis ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁http :// www . med ical is . ro / 2 0 0 9 /? q = node / 3 8 ▁Medical ▁Student ▁Sy nd rome : ▁N osoph ob ia ▁presented ▁as ▁Ac ute ▁Hy po ch ond ria , ▁( 2 0 0 8 ) ▁Th ak ur ▁N ,