{"id":22665,"date":"2026-04-12T12:37:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T10:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/dr-tiktok-patients-diagnose-chronic-illnesses-with-anonymous-commenters-help\/"},"modified":"2026-04-12T12:37:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T10:37:20","slug":"dr-tiktok-patients-diagnose-chronic-illnesses-with-anonymous-commenters-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/12\/dr-tiktok-patients-diagnose-chronic-illnesses-with-anonymous-commenters-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr TikTok: patients diagnose chronic illnesses with anonymous commenters\u2019 help"},"content":{"rendered":"

TikTok users increasingly say the app has steered them toward diagnosing medical problems not yet identified<\/p>\n

Malina Lee, a 31-year-old wedding baker based in San Antonio, Texas, joined TikTok during the Covid pandemic lockdowns in 2020. Like many people at the time, she was bored and began using the platform to pass the time and advertise her business. She didn\u2019t expect a cancer diagnosis.<\/p>\n

Four years after Lee joined the app, a commenter with the username \u201cPickleFart\u201d told her that her neck looked asymmetrical in a way that could suggest she had a goiter \u2013 an enlarged thyroid gland \u2013 and that she should get it checked out. The anonymous amateur clinician turned out to be right \u2013 Lee had thyroid cancer, received treatment quickly, and, less than a year later, was cancer free.<\/p>\n

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\nTikTok users increasingly say the app has steered them toward diagnosing medical problems not yet identified
\nMalina Lee, a 31-year-old wedding baker based in San Antonio, Texas, joined TikTok during the Covid pandemic lockdowns in 2020. Like many people at the time, she was bored and began using the platform to pass the time and advertise her business. She didn\u2019t expect a cancer diagnosis.
\nFour years after Lee joined the app, a commenter with the username \u201cPickleFart\u201d told her that her neck looked asymmetrical in a way that could suggest she had a goiter \u2013 an enlarged thyroid gland \u2013 and that she should get it checked out. The anonymous amateur clinician turned out to be right \u2013 Lee had thyroid cancer, received treatment quickly, and, less than a year later, was cancer free. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TikTok users increasingly say the app has steered them toward diagnosing medical problems not yet identified Malina Lee, a 31-year-old wedding baker based in San Antonio, Texas, joined TikTok during the Covid pandemic lockdowns in 2020. Like many people at the time, she was bored and began using the platform to pass the time and …<\/p>\n

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