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Why AI Can’t Replace Your Doctor

As soon as I spotted my patient in the waiting room, I knew that I’d be admitting him to the hospital. Every doctor and nurse has had this experience — a glance at a patient and the instant recognition that something has run amok in his or her physiology. This is especially common in primary care medicine, where we know our patients for years, sometimes decades. We know their gait, their heart murmurs, their blood counts. And we know when something is amiss. More