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CrowdMed

Crowd-sourced medical diagnosis for rare diseases

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Jared Heyman
@jaredheyman · Founder, CrowdMed
As CrowdMed’s founder & CEO, I’m happy to join the discussion! I know that our medical crowdsourcing concept sounds a bit bold at first blush, but our statistics show that it’s working extremely well: — we’ve had nearly 700 real-world medical mysteries resolved on the site so far — our average patient had been sick for 8 years, seen 8 doctors, and incu… See more
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Interesting. Curious to hear @staringispolite's thoughts on this (CEO of Emissary http://www.emissarymed.com).
Jonathan Howard
@staringispolite · Growth engineer & founder
@rrhoover Just saw this. I like the idea. It's really bold, and while I think people would be nervous trusting such a service, I think statistics bear out the concept. For example, the "guess how many jelly beans are in this jar" game is difficult for any one person to guess. And the winner at one game will commonly be way off on the next. However, the bell … See more