Will Manidis

Has anyone built a symptom checking site that’s Bayesian? Could be good for a) cases where common ailments have rare symptoms that overlap with rare problems, and b) flu/Covid diagnosis

yes see @nealkhosla

thank you. Yes this is so damn critical. Maybe some critical use cases around STI rates and demographic issues.

(Not clinically critical, but compelling user demand perhaps)

I always end up working backwards from misaligned incentives, tests and treatments pay better than finding ways to keep people healthy. So I wouldn’t expect real demand except from nerdy consumers, and maybe from health insurers.

Hope I’m wrong, naturally.

Generally agree that with health you maybe need to hook into some pathology. Maybe a “given your demographics, you likely don’t need a (prostate exam, back MRI, ankle x-ray), etc.” Maybe you start w preventing over treatment from misaligned incentives, harness laziness