Hacker News with Generative AI: Diagnosis

A case of humidifier lung; the key diagnosis is detailed medical history taking (nlm.nih.gov)
A 74‐year‐old woman was admitted with a dry cough and dyspnea that had persisted for 2 weeks at the beginning of winter.

Medicine, Health, Diagnosis

14 points by thunderbong 20 days ago | 8 comments

Are labels like autism and ADHD more constraining than liberating? (theconversation.com)
Irish (and now UK-based) neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan enters this battlefield with her timely book, The Age of Diagnosis. O’Sullivan is a seasoned clinician and science writer who has seen firsthand how the diagnostic landscape has changed. We have taken diagnosis too far, she argues, and our cultures, health systems and selves are suffering the consequences.

Mental Health, Neurodiversity, Diagnosis, Culture, Healthcare

5 points by PaulHoule 21 days ago | 2 comments

Cheap blood test detects pancreatic cancer before it spreads (nature.com)
Researchers have developed a simple blood test to detect pancreatic cancer before it spreads to other sites in the body.

Cancer, Medical Research, Healthcare, Diagnosis

395 points by rbanffy 72 days ago | 236 comments

ADHD should not be treated as a disorder (economist.com)
NOT LONG ago, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) was thought to affect only school-aged boys—the naughty ones who could not sit still in class and were always getting into trouble. Today the number of ADHD diagnoses is rising fast in all age groups, with some of the biggest increases in young and middle-aged women.

ADHD, Mental Health, Diagnosis

23 points by bookofjoe 176 days ago | 8 comments

'As if someone tuned the radio': Why are more adults being diagnosed with ADHD? (news.sky.com)
Everything changed for Kathleen Helm when, aged 30, they were finally diagnosed.

ADHD, Mental Health, Diagnosis, Adults

8 points by ColinWright 187 days ago | 5 comments

Medical student's apparent celiac disease responded to giardiasis treatment (backpacker.com)
Little-known fact: The symptoms of chronic giardiasis can mimic gluten intolerance. How can hikers tell the difference?

Medical Conditions, Travel, Health, Parasites, Diagnosis

232 points by BostonFern 192 days ago | 127 comments

'A diagnosis can sweep away guilt': the delicate art of treating ADHD (theguardian.com)

ADHD, Mental Health, Diagnosis, Treatment, Psychology

15 points by Erikun 284 days ago | 0 comments

It's not just hype. AI could revolutionize diagnosis in medicine (latimes.com)

Artificial Intelligence, Medicine, Diagnosis

7 points by petethomas 291 days ago | 1 comments

The Battle to Define Mental Illness (2010) (wired.com)

Mental Health, Psychology, History, Diagnosis

78 points by Alex3917 377 days ago | 93 comments