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Netflix's Diagnosis is a real-life House with added crowdsourcing

Netflix's new show Diagnosis is a moving and powerful attempt to help people with unusual medical conditions find new routes to their longed-for diagnosis

By Chelsea Whyte

11 September 2019

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WHEN I heard the premises of two new medical shows that use crowdsourcing to help people with undiagnosed conditions, I was extremely sceptical. The medics have failed you, so why not ask some random people what they think the problem is?

As it turned out, I was both right and wrong. The first show, Chasing the Cure, uses a live talk show format to highlight several people seeking a diagnosis. Host Ann Curry asks about their symptoms, while…

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