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Show HN: I Built AskMedically – Get Research-Backed Answers to Medical Queries

11•arunbhatia•7h ago
Hi HN,

I’ve built AskMedically – an AI-powered assistant that answers health and medical questions using real research papers from trusted medical sources like PubMed, Cochrane, etc.

Whether you’re a healthcare enthusiast, patient, student, or professional – AskMedically helps you explore trusted medical knowledge without needing a medical degree or slogging through dozens of PDFs.

Examples:

• “Does intermittent fasting improve insulin sensitivity?”

• “What are the benefits of creatine for brain health?”

• “Is ashwagandha safe to take long-term?”

• “How does ADHD present in adult women?”

• “Are cold plunges actually effective or just hype?”

It gives you:

• A clear, summarized answer

• Citations to real, peer-reviewed studies

• A link to read more if you want to dive deeper

Why I built it: We’re drowning in health advice on social media and wellness blogs, and it’s hard to know what’s evidence-based. I wanted to create a calm, reliable place where anyone curious about health could explore answers grounded in science.

It’s free to use, mobile-friendly, and optimized for both quick questions and deep dives.

Try it out: https://www.askmedically.com

Would love to hear what you think – especially what features or questions you’d like it to handle better. Contact: arun@askmedically.com

Comments

enigma101•4h ago
how does this get on the first page of hacker news with 4 upvotes ????
ygunna•4h ago
Idk how about you AskMedically hahahahahahaha
arnok•4h ago
Did you do any kind of validation? For example, do you have a testset of questions with criteria for what a right answer would be?
huitzitziltzin•3h ago
How do you handle the very well known limits of LLMs in your especially-sensitive use case? Hallucinations are the leading example. Health queries are a really bad place to do even mild “imagining” of responses.
iandanforth•3h ago
Interesting! I'd love to know more about how you built this. Also as a small note the twitter / linkedin buttons at the bottom of the page don't seem to do anything but point to the page itself.
cromulent•2h ago
Great idea. I’m pro scientific medicine. I was therefore a bit put off by my first test:

Treatment for knee osteoarthritis

The second response was a Chinese study about acupuncture. AFAIK that is a pseudoscience.

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