{
  "id": 8897453,
  "title": "He diagnosed his rare disease using Google",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/he-diagnosed-his-rare-disease-using-google",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-21T10:09:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/global-trends/canada-man-spent-32-years-searching-for-answers-when-his-daughter-developed-similar-symptoms-one-google-search-changed-everything/articleshow/134386476.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ian Stedman, a 43-year-old man from Woodbridge, Ontario, spent three decades without a diagnosis for his rare disease. Diagnosed at 32, his condition affected his health, education, and work. It wasn't until his daughter Lia started experiencing similar symptoms that Stedman decided to search online for answers. After hours of research, he found images of skin symptoms that resembled his own. This led to his diagnosis of Muckle-Wells syndrome, a rare disease. Stedman now advocates for better identification of rare diseases, warning that without safeguards, artificial intelligence used in healthcare could be harmful.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Ian Stedman diagnosed rare disease at 32, spent 30 years undiagnosed",
    "Daughter Lia's symptoms prompted online research leading to diagnosis",
    "Stedman warns AI in healthcare could cause harm without safeguards"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}