AI Detects Long-COVID Symptoms

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New AI tool ferrets out long-COVID cases from patient records, estimates 23% prevalence

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MGH researchers developed a tool that uncovers previously unrecognized signs of long COVID in electronic medical records.

The tool was roughly 3% more accurate than the relevant diagnostic code and less biased toward certain populations, such as those with better healthcare access.

Current estimates suggest a long-COVID prevalence of 7% , the researchers' estimate was much higher.

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