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title: Using AI to help physicians diagnose rare genetic diseases affecting children
link: https://openai.com/index/diagnose-rare-childhood-diseases
source: openai-com
published: 2026-06-18T08:00:00Z
updated: 2026-06-18T08:00:00Z
first_seen: 2026-10-04T12:50:30.804479567Z
labels:
- applied ai
summary: Researchers used an OpenAI reasoning model to help diagnose rare diseases, identifying 18 new diagnoses in previously unsolved cases.
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Researchers used an OpenAI reasoning model to help diagnose rare diseases, identifying 18 new diagnoses in previously unsolved cases.