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AI agents for Health: 4 real use cases
Records, imaging, fitness data and navigating care. 4 real use cases. 2 were done with 2 named agents, most often Claude Code and Claude; 2 with custom-built or unnamed ones. Each links to its source.
4 use cases · 4 agents · Updated Oct 16, 2026
All 4 Health use cases
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Get a second read of your own MRI scan files
Antoine Finkelstein had Claude Code analyze his shoulder MRI files; it argued, with moderate-to-high confidence, for no tear where the radiologist reported one, and radiologists pushed back.
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Build a browser viewer for your MRI scans
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke had Claude turn his MRI files into a viewer that runs in his web browser; Radiology Business says it worked and let him mark up images.
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Spot hidden costs in your health insurance policy
A developer built Insurance Samjho, where a Gemma model reads health insurance policies and flags risks in English or Hindi; he reports 13 findings, four high-risk, on one sample.
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Book a medical check-up by chasing hospitals over email
A poster's AI agent emailed hospitals, kept following up and moved on when one went quiet; they say the check-up was booked without ever talking to the hospital.
