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The Conversation — AI · October 16, 2026 · On the brief until October 30, 2026

Can AI screen for heart disease using photos of your tongue and face?

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Classifying coronary heart disease from facial and tongue images

Researchers trained a deep-learning model to identify coronary heart disease from photographs of the face and tongue. The tool reached 98 percent accuracy in a controlled test group of 104 people. The technique could provide a low-cost way to prioritize patients for diagnostic testing in areas with limited medical resources.

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A model evaluated only on healthy volunteers and confirmed patients risks high false-positive rates and confounding from age or lifestyle when applied to general populations.

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