Before 2013, Lula* was living a happy life. She was an active, lively person who loved being outside. She was a hiker, a gardener and had just gotten married, life was pretty great. But one day, Lula woke up and realized that her feet had gone completely numb, she couldn’t remember the last time she […]
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CrowdMed Blog Topic: Diagnosis
Here are all CrowdMed Blog posts on the topic of Diagnosis. 10% of the population suffer rare and difficult-to-diagnose medical conditions which recent reports show could take an average of 10 years to diagnose. CrowdMed is helping solve these cases with a combination of crowdsourcing, the wisdom of crowds, a global community of “Medical Detectives” and prediction market technology to help shorten the diagnosis cycle from years to just months or even days. If you or someone you know is going through this struggle right now, some of these articles may help.
Tori* was an active person who used to working out frequently. One day while working out, she was suddenly struck with a crippling dizziness that would stick with her for 7 years.
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Before falling ill, Mac* was an incredibly active person. He enjoyed participating in biathlons, scuba diving, and adventurous traveling, just to name a few. In October of 1996, Mac traveled from Victoria Falls to the south of France and then to Cancun and somewhere along the way, he contracted a virus and began feeling constantly […]
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Jennifer was experiencing incredibly weak and painful muscles and joints. She would feel extremely stiff whenever she would try to stand and was sore all over her body. On top of that she was experiencing constant confusion, dizziness, chronic fatigue, tingling down her legs and arms, burning feet and drastic bowel changes.
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When patient Lenard* was a medical student, he noticed a lesion on his shin that at first glance appeared to be dry skin. Unlike dry skin, though, this condition proved to be anything, but temporary and persisted for months.
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“Same story, different day.” That’s my default response when people ask me how I’m doing. And it’s the truth. When I last detailed my grueling diagnosis journey, it had ended on a hopeful note. There was one remaining obstacle, however. I still had to confirm CrowdMed’s suggested diagnoses with my doctor. But I can’t afford […]
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As many rare disease sufferers know, sometimes the key symptom that leads to a diagnosis may be mundane or bizarre. Whether you are healthy or chronically ill, daily life is full of other concerns to distract you from the seemingly harmless quirks of your body. Many of these strange ailments are completely benign or explained […]
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There was a time in history when nearly every medical condition recognized today was an unidentified mystery. Rabies victims in Europe inspired stories of the holy water-fearing undead and citizens of Salem suffering from Ergot poisoning were hanged for witchcraft, long before medicine had a name and a treatment for either malady. As medical research […]
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What is Lupus, how does it get diagnosed, and what do we do once we’ve found out we have it? Deanna Brownlee answers all these questions and more.
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The longer you wait for a diagnosis, the more likely it is that a doctor may tell you that it’s “all in your head”. What should you do when that happens?
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