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ArticleNature2025

Towards accurate differential diagnosis with large language models.

Daniel McDuff, Mike Schaekermann, Tao Tu, Anil Palepu, Amy Wang, Jake Garrison, Karan Singhal, Yash Sharma, Shekoofeh Azizi, Kavita Kulkarni and 18 more

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Article in Nature, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07337577 (Large Language Model-Generated Messages to Improve Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Heart Failure), which is not on this map. Cited by 154 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07337577 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Large Language Model-Generated Messages to Improve Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy in Heart Failure

TypeinterventionalSponsorBrigham and Women's HospitalRan2026 to 2027Enrolled500ConditionsHeart FailureArmsLLM-GDMT Clinical Decision Support Tool
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

154 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

28 authors.

Daniel McDuff *Google Research, Seattle, WA, USA. dmcduff@google.com.ORCID 0000-0001-7313-0082
Mike Schaekermann *Google Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. mikeshake@google.com.ORCID 0000-0002-1735-9680
Tao Tu *Google Research, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9191-7938
Anil Palepu *Google Research, Mountain View, CA, USA.
Amy WangGoogle Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jake GarrisonGoogle Research, Seattle, WA, USA.
Karan SinghalGoogle Research, New York City, NY, USA.ORCID 0009-0001-0286-609X
Yash SharmaGoogle Research, Mountain View, CA, USA.
Shekoofeh AziziGoogle DeepMind, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7447-6031
Kavita KulkarniGoogle Research, Mountain View, CA, USA.
Le HouGoogle Research, Mountain View, CA, USA.
Yong ChengGoogle DeepMind, Mountain View, CA, USA.
Yun LiuGoogle Research, Mountain View, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4079-8275
S Sara MahdaviGoogle DeepMind, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sushant PrakashGoogle Research, New York City, NY, USA.
Anupam PathakGoogle Research, Mountain View, CA, USA.
Christopher SemtursGoogle Research, Mountain View, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6108-2773
Shwetak PatelGoogle Research, Seattle, WA, USA.
Dale R WebsterGoogle Research, Mountain View, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3023-8824
Ewa DominowskaGoogle Research, Seattle, WA, USA.
Juraj GottweisGoogle Research, Zurich, Switzerland.
Joelle BarralGoogle DeepMind, Paris, France.
Katherine ChouGoogle Research, Mountain View, CA, USA.
Greg S CorradoGoogle Research, Mountain View, CA, USA.
Yossi MatiasGoogle Research, Mountain View, CA, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3960-6002
Jake SunshineGoogle Research, Seattle, WA, USA. jakesunshine@google.com.ORCID 0000-0001-9133-6922
Alan KarthikesalingamGoogle Research, London, UK. alankarthi@google.com.ORCID 0009-0000-4958-5976
Vivek NatarajanGoogle Research, Mountain View, CA, USA. natviv@google.com.ORCID 0000-0001-7849-2074

Funding

Alphabet Inc
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A comprehensive differential diagnosis is a cornerstone of medical care that is often reached through an iterative process of interpretation that combines clinical history, physical examination, investigations and procedures. Interactive interfaces powered by large language models present new opportunities to assist and automate aspects of this process

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Diagnosis, DifferentialLarge Language ModelsCase Reports as TopicHumans

Identifiers

PMID40205049
PMCPMC12158753

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