ChatGPT 'uncovered woman's rare condition' after years of...

What’s Happening

Not gonna lie, Phoebe was told she’d be treated as a mental health patient if she kept returning to A&E.

ChatGPT uncovered womans rare condition after years of misdiagnosis 1 day ago Save Add as preferred on Google Danielle Herbert BBC Wales Phoebe Tesoriere Phoebe Tesoriere was misdiagnosed for four years with a range of health conditions, including anxiety ChatGPT has helped to uncover a womans rare condition after years of being misdiagnosed by doctors. Phoebe Tesoriere, 23, claims she was told she was anxious, depressed, had epilepsy and warned shed be treated as a mental health patient if she kept returning to A&E. (and honestly, same)

Following three days in a coma after a seizure, Phoebe, from Cardiff, put her symptoms into the AI chatbot.

The Details

She dropped it suggested a number of conditions, including hereditary spastic paraplegia , which Phoebe presented to her GP. Genetic testing locked in the diagnosis.

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board dropped: “We are sorry to hear about Phoebes experience while in our care. ” GP Dr Rebeccah Tomlinson dropped if people use tools such as AI chatbots to research health concerns, these should then be discussed with a medical professional.

Why This Matters

A recent University of Oxford study found that people using AI for healthcare advice were given a mix of good and rough response s, making it hard to identify what advice they should trust. Phoebe Tesoriere In June 2025, Phoebe took an L all her hair Phoebe understands the challenges the hospital faced diagnosing her, but dropped she turned to AI after finding the experience “fr lonely”. “I had to fight to be listened to,” she added.

Medical professionals are taking note of this development.

Key Takeaways

• “All my childhood I had a limp.
• “I was born without a hip socket and had operations as a baby, so thought it was to do with that.
• ” She also struggled with her balance as a child and was tested for dyspraxia - a condition which affects physical co-ordination.
• When Phoebe was 19, she collapsed and suffered a seizure at work.

The Bottom Line

When Phoebe was 19, she collapsed and suffered a seizure at work. But she says doctors told her it was anxiety, which was then added to her medical records.

Are you here for this or nah?