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Patient Questions

Real questions from health communities, answered with cited research from PubMed and Vellito's article corpus. Plain language, no medical advice. How this works.

Infectious Disease

Did measles cases increase in Galmudug State, Somalia between 2023 and 2024?

Yes, measles cases increased in Galmudug State, Somalia, rising from an incidence of 4.9 per 10,000 people in 2023 to 8.1 per 10,000 in 2024.

Infectious Disease

What public health response was used for measles among Afghan evacuees in the US?

Public health officials in the US organized a mass vaccination campaign specifically for Afghan evacuees after measles cases were identified within that group.

Infectious Disease

Does using procalcitonin to guide my sepsis care lower my chance of dying?

Yes, procalcitonin-guided care may lower your chance of dying from sepsis, with studies showing reduced 28-day and long-term mortality.

Infectious Disease

What is the viral non-suppression rate for people with HIV in Uganda on dolutegravir?

In Uganda, about 6.4% of people with HIV on dolutegravir have viral non-suppression (viral load ≥1,000 copies/mL), based on a large routine-care cohort.

Infectious Disease

Can you explain the long-term effects or sequelae of having COVID-19?

Long COVID can cause lasting symptoms like fatigue, shortness of breath, cognitive issues, and gastrointestinal problems, often persisting for months after infection.

Infectious Disease

What are the common symptoms of COVID-19 that I should watch for?

Common COVID-19 symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and fatigue; watch for these and seek testing if they appear.

How this works

We pull real patient questions from public Reddit health communities (r/AskDocs, r/diabetes, r/menopause, etc.). Each question is rewritten into a generic medical question (no personal details), then answered by an AI using only cited sources from Vellito's article database and PubMed. A second AI independently scores each answer for accuracy and citation fidelity before publication. Answers below the safety threshold or touching emergency, dosing, or pediatric topics are queued for human review and never auto-published.

This is not medical advice. Always speak with your own doctor before making decisions about your health.