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		kelvinjps10 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It's just a virus, the E.R. told him – days later,... So you think with just technology, using something like Google or AI, you would be able to correctly self-diagnose with the "doctors out of the loop"?

terminalshort 6 months ago [–]

I was in my case (and I didn't even have AI back then) after multiple doctors failed miserably. Of course I needed to get the actual doctor diagnosis to get insurance to pay for my treatment, but that's bureaucracy, not medical science.

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