Example Sentences

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He added that he sees more patients who have come up with self-diagnoses after using AI, including inaccurate ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

I don’t mean to drag you, but this brings up another reason why it’s important to talk to your doctor: If you aren’t a medical expert, your self-diagnoses can’t be trusted.

From Slate • Feb. 8, 2021

And I actually listen to what these professionals say, keeping all of my self-diagnoses and Googled explanations for what's happing to my body to myself.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2020

But those studies subsequently turned out to have relied too heavily on self-diagnoses from the runners about their sniffles.

From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2020

In fact, research data suggest that accurate self-diagnoses turn up in less than half of people who believe themselves to be lactose intolerant when they're given objective clinical tests.

From US News • Oct. 22, 2013