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       Show HN: Miko - an alternative to googling healthcare queries
        
       This is a personal experiment that uses AI to respond to healthcare
       queries. I was fed up of googling symptoms which provided no
       concrete advice. The only alternative was to fork out for a
       doctor's appointment that would last a few minutes.  So I built a
       little tool that will hopefully augment people's interactions with
       their health. I have no interest in replacing the hospital or the
       need for a doctor.  Miko is not flawless but it is a free, instant
       alternative to expensive healthcare. My hope is that users would
       try the advice Miko gives them but also visit their doctor if their
       symptoms persisted.  Previously I built a one-stop shop for
       healthcare which sold services at discounted prices but it is just
       an interesting side project. I have investigated ways of
       incorporating GPT and other models into healthcare since last year.
       I used bubble.io for the web app because of its convenience.
        
       Author : Michealkill
       Score  : 4 points
       Date   : 2023-09-05 20:23 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (mikopharm.bubbleapps.io)
 (TXT) w3m dump (mikopharm.bubbleapps.io)
        
       | esafak wrote:
       | Why not just use chatGPT directly?
        
         | Michealkill wrote:
         | Hey, thanks for your comment, the aim is that this will be a
         | feature sitting in an app that connects to patients doctors,
         | pharmacies and other healthcare professionals. Therefore, I
         | needed to use their API as opposed to the product directly. I
         | hope this answers your query. Did you get around to trying
         | Miko?
        
           | esafak wrote:
           | I understand you need the API. I mean why would the user or
           | your customer not just use chatGPT instead of your product?
           | Search engines themselves incorporate GenAI for such queries
           | now.
        
       | srhngpr wrote:
       | >instant alternative to expensive healthcare. My hope is that
       | users would try the advice Miko gives them but also visit their
       | doctor if their symptoms persisted.
       | 
       | Being asked to sign up immediately with no other details on the
       | actual app/site to describe what it's for is going to be an
       | immediate "no, thanks". I even tried going to the main page
       | (https://mikopharm.bubbleapps.io/) and there is nothing there
       | either. I'm not familiar with bubble.io either so also not sure
       | what I'd be signing up for as far as the underlying platform is
       | concerned.
        
         | Michealkill wrote:
         | Hey, sorry this is my first time posting. You can read more
         | about the healthcare platform I am building here -
         | https://www.mikohealthcare.com
         | 
         | The link is a direct link to a feature in the app that I built
         | separately so that people who don't want to download the beta,
         | can still access a service they may find useful.
         | 
         | So this post was more of a feature than an overall product.
         | However, I see how the link is not clear, and I understand the
         | frustration. Thanks for the comment! It would be great if you
         | could try the web app and I am happy to answer any more queries
         | you have!
        
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