Using AI To Help Get To A Diagnosis

About this episode

The episode discusses the use of AI in diagnosing health issues through the experience of a pelvic floor physical therapist.

Pelvic floor physical therapist Caroline Gamwell experienced a strange constellation of symptoms from the time she was 4. After decades of misdiagnoses, unnecessary surgery, and overmedication, she brought her search to an AI chatbot. Is it possible to use AI well in this situation? How do you protect yourself from potential AI hallucinations? Can someone with no medical background use AI to help get to a diagnosis? The New York Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/02/well/live/ai-illness-claude-chatgpt.html?smid=url-share CRAMPED episodes are intended for informational and entertainment purposes only, and are not medical advice. Join the CRAMPED Patreon: https://patreon.com/cramped See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Kate Downey

Guest: Caroline Gamwell

Topics covered

• AI in healthcare
• diagnosis
• pelvic floor therapy
• misdiagnosis
• health technology

Keywords

• AI
• diagnosis
• healthcare
• pelvic floor
• misdiagnosis
• chatbot
• overmedication

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New York Times, CRAMPED

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