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The aihealz blog.

Articles by our editorial team — reviewed by clinicians, written for patients.

digital health

What an AI health assistant can and can't do

AI can explain a lab report, prepare you for an appointment, and help you ask better questions. It cannot examine you or diagnose you. An honest map of the boundary.

Jul 8, 20264 min read

urgent care

Emergency room or GP? Deciding where to go, and how fast

A practical triage guide for the moments in between obvious emergencies and obvious wait-and-see: the red flags that mean ER now, and the symptoms a clinic visit handles better.

Jul 3, 20265 min read

diagnostics

How to read your lab report without panicking

Flags, reference ranges, and asterisks — what they actually mean, why "abnormal" is often statistical noise, and a calm five-step method for reading any blood test report.

Jun 26, 20265 min read

internal medicine

When ferritin lies — finding hidden iron deficiency

Iron deficiency can hide behind a "normal" ferritin. The pattern to look for on routine labs, the follow-up tests that settle it, and why finding the cause matters more than the supplement.

Jun 19, 20265 min read

cardiology

Statins at 40 — what the new threshold really means

Cholesterol guidelines keep nudging the statin conversation earlier. Here is how 10-year risk actually gets calculated, who genuinely benefits, and what to ask before starting.

Jun 12, 20265 min read

endocrinology

TSH 6.8 — the borderline number nobody explains

A plain-English walkthrough of subclinical hypothyroidism: why a mildly high TSH usually means a repeat test, not a prescription, and what to ask your doctor.

Jun 5, 20265 min read