Op-ed: AI and rare diseases — leveling the playing field for patients in rural areas

Op-ed: AI and rare diseases — leveling the playing field for patients in rural areas

For many rare disease patients, access to expert care remains out of reach. Families often endure years of misdiagnoses and medical visits before finally receiving an accurate diagnosis. This is often exacerbated for those living in rural communities, where specialists are scarce and travel to major medical centers is difficult. But today, artificial intelligence (AI) offers a promising solution – one that can expand access to expert knowledge, …