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Woman takes 10x dose of turmeric, gets hospitalized for liver damage (arstechnica.com)
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A 57-year-old woman spent six days in the hospital for severe liver damage after taking daily megadoses of the popular herbal supplement, turmeric, which she had seen touted on social media, according to NBC News.

The woman, Katie Mohan, told the outlet that she had seen a doctor on Instagram suggesting it was useful against inflammation and joint pain. So, she began taking turmeric capsules at a dose of 2,250 mg per day. According to the World Health Organization, an acceptable daily dose is up to 3 mg per kilogram of weight per day—for a 150-pound (68 kg) adult, that would be about 204 mg per day. Mohan was taking more than 10 times that amount.

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[-] [email protected] -1 points 17 hours ago

This is why I want AI available to everyone. I want for people like this to ask AI if it's safe and for AI to tell her no. There's not enough doctors to go around, so we need something to fill the gap and provide common sense advice.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

who the hell can we trust to make a babysitter life coach AI for vulnerable people

[-] [email protected] 0 points 15 hours ago

Honestly, the government. I was speaking to a GP and they were saying so much of their time is lost doing basic commonsense consultancy with patients. If we can free them up for more important things like chasing up care that patients need and providing support, it's a win for everyone.

Is it probable? Likely not. But it's definitely something we should aspire towards. Everyone deserves the best possible care and figuring out how to do that with dwindling resources is imperative.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago

By government, you mean RFK?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 12 hours ago

I'm not American 💁🏾‍♂️

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