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Using ChatGPT before a medical appointment? How to get the best support for your health questions

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Answering patient questions about symptoms and treatments

Patients frequently consult AI chatbots for symptom checks and triage, yet untrained prompting often leads to inaccurate or unsafe advice. Healthcare workers must now manage patients who use chatbots, despite having no training, time, or reimbursement to guide them.

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Many patients hide their chatbot use out of fear, while clinicians lack the time, training, and reimbursement to discuss it.

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