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Why You Shouldn’t Just Paste Your Labs Into ChatGPT
Generic AI doesn’t know your health history, doesn’t find out what matters, and doesn’t protect your data. A six-part series.
Mar 17 • Joe Sipher
It Answers at 11pm
When a brain tumor diagnosis sent Melinda through six months of hospitals, biopsies, and medications she’d never heard of, HealthScout offered her…
Jun 2 • Joe Sipher
Your Health Records Are Wrong
Your doctors only know what made it into the record. A lot didn't.
Apr 14 • Joe Sipher
Medical Intake Forms Suck. HealthScout's New Form Assistant Makes It Better
The consequences of an inaccurate or incomplete medical intake form are worse than you might think.
May 19 • Joe Sipher
You Lie to Your Doctor. Almost Everyone Does.
Are people less likely to lie to their AI health assistant?
May 26 • Joe Sipher
Perplexity Health Had My Records But Forgot to Use Them
Why purpose-built health AI works better than bolting health onto a generic model.
May 5 • Joe Sipher
ChatGPT Answers What You Ask. That's the Problem.
Generic AI answers your questions. HealthScout surfaces the ones you didn't know to ask.
Apr 28 • Joe Sipher
ChatGPT Health Watches. OpenAI's Fine Print Explains How.
OpenAI Is Misleading People about ChatGPT Health's Privacy Protections
Apr 7 • Joe Sipher
Asking ChatGPT without Your Full Health History Is Guessing
If AI doesn't have your health history, it answers anyway. That's dangerous.
Mar 31 • Joe Sipher
Generic AI Recommended a Drug I Can't Take
Ask ChatGPT About Your Headache. Count the Paragraphs.
Mar 24 • Joe Sipher
A Patient Advocate in Her Pocket
How one woman took control when forced to juggle multiple specialists
Oct 1, 2025 • Joe Sipher
The Decision That Took Weeks to Research
How HealthScout Solved a Treatment Dilemma in Seconds
Sep 9, 2025 • Joe Sipher
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