Tag: Diagnosis
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.
More than 30 years after being an identifiable and reportable illness, Lyme disease continues to be a hotly debated issue inside and outside of the medical community. There is a wide spectrum of opinions when it comes to how the disease manifests itself and how frequently the medical community believes the disease should be diagnosed. […]
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When searching for a cure for an uncommon disease, doctors and medical detectives are confronted with a difficult knowledge problem. The correct answer is out there, but it’s likely known only to a handful of people, dispersed among a lot of people who haven’t a clue, or worse, have the incorrect diagnosis. How can we […]
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Is diagnosing ourselves on the internet a safe practice? Are Google and Facebook the places we should turn to when finding out what ails us? We investigate.
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Although America is often lauded for its healthcare services, many patients have been falling through the cracks. This infographic tells their story.
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“My son feels like an old man. He suffers from constant, debilitating fatigue, painful body aches… he feels like he’s dying.” Those are the words of a desperate mother. Her son Joseph had always been an active and athletic child, but starting at the age of 12, his health began to deteriorate inexplicably. Over the […]
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Crowdsourcing as a Medical Tool: Interview with CrowdMed CEO Jared Heyman. CrowdMed is an online medical crowdsourcing platform where people submit medical cases with information about symptoms, medical history, family history, and other pertinent data. Subsequently, the community of “medical detectives” suggests diagnoses and places point bets on the outcomes they think are most likely. CrowdMed’s […]
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1. Crowdsourcing can help solve even the most difficult medical cases. Not even the famous (and fictional) Dr. House M.D. can know everything about every one of the more than 13,000 known medical conditions, diseases and disorders. At the same time, public web forums can turn even the most rational person into a total hypochondriac. […]
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Doctor-to-be Neil Dubey ponders healthcare innovation, internet-empowered patients, and what it all means for the future of medicine. As long as the Internet exists, patients will utilize it. Doctors have a unique opportunity to embrace and help shape the future of health, while engaging with patients who now have access to a world of open […]
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Healthcare is costly, but it’s no easy task trying to reduce costs without compromising care. One answer might be found in the wisdom of the crowd, or in crowdsourced medical diagnosis which is already helping doctors, patients and healthcare providers more quickly identify many conditions that would otherwise take months or years to figure out.
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