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Explain It to Me

Vox Media Podcast Network

Education, Politics, News, Society & Culture

4.4 • 7.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 October 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Patients and doctors both are turning to AI for help with diagnosing ailments and managing chronic issues. Should we trust it? This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Jenny Lawton, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Adriene Lily and Brandon McFarland, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. Image credit Vithun Khamsong/Getty Images. If you have a question, give us a call on 1-800-618-8545 or send us a note here. Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:12.4	How do you integrate this in a way that retains what is best about medicine?
1:18.2	They all say that healthcare is a sweet spot for AI.
1:25.1	This is explained it to me from Vox. I'm John Flynn Hill. A couple weeks ago, I went to the doctor.
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