SymptoSenseHow SymptoSense works
Trust and safety, methodology, and medical sources in one place.
How SymptoSense helps keep you safe
It checks red flags first, then presents non-diagnostic information and a clear next step. Emergency escalation does not depend on the AI model alone.
When a red flag appears
The normal flow is interrupted and a clear urgent-care or emergency escalation message is shown instead of continuing with general possibilities.
Privacy, in plain language
You can use the core tools without exposing your information publicly. Privacy and retention controls are separate, and this trust page never shows personal health text.
Sources and freshness
Content is linked to documented medical sources, with source monitoring when enabled and live coverage indicators from the knowledge base.
Knowledge-base coverage
These values are computed when the page loads, not typed in by hand.
288 symptoms linked to diseases23 sourced red-flag rules
⚠️ What SymptoSense does not do
- It does not provide a final medical diagnosis.
- It does not replace a clinician or emergency services.
- It does not claim unproven clinical validation.
Want the details?
Open the methodology or medical sources if you want to see how the content is built and how these indicators are calculated.
How SymptoSense works
A hybrid health decision-support prototype combining deterministic safety rules, a curated medical knowledge base, explainable matching, and an AI layer for language and interaction. Emergency triage does not depend on a language model alone.
Context collection
Symptoms, age, sex, duration, severity, and adaptive follow-ups while preserving the user's original wording.
Normalization & matching
Normalizing synonyms to stable concepts, then matching them against the knowledge base in an explainable way.
Deterministic safety rules
Red flags are checked before the AI layer, with a deliberately conservative escalation policy for concerning signs.
Guidance & sources
Showing risk level, non-diagnostic possibilities, next-step guidance, and sources linked to the information.
🛡️ What does AI do?
AI improves natural-language understanding and interaction when the provider is available. It does not independently decide emergency status, and its output is not treated as a diagnosis. Conservative local fallbacks cover common flows when the provider is unavailable.
🧪 How quality is evaluated
Current evaluation is engineering/pilot evaluation, not a clinical study. Software tests and realistic Arabic queries are used to measure understanding, safety behavior, and failure cases.
- Share of queries understood with a useful response.
- Red-flag capture and over-triage cases.
- Normalization failures with colloquial language and typos.
- Functional and UI checks across mobile and desktop.
⚠️ Current limitations
Transparency is part of safety: no unproven clinical-accuracy claim is made.
- Not an approved medical device or diagnostic tool.
- Not yet clinically validated on a real patient cohort.
- Conservative safety logic may over-triage some presentations.
- Independent clinician review is required before any clinical use.
Safety & privacy
Results are educational and designed to be explainable where possible. Red flags appear before possibilities, personal user data is separated from public analytics, and public usage metrics are a limited pilot—not medical validation.
View medical sources📚 Trusted medical sources
We show verified medical sources used by the knowledge base, with direct references linked to interpretations when available.
Current content coverage
These figures are read from the current knowledge base and update with content; they do not represent diagnostic accuracy.
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verified sources
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health conditions/patterns
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active unique symptom concepts
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symptoms searchable · 149 detailed topics
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direct condition-reference links
Organizations and references
The list includes governmental, international, guideline, and specialty sources, ordered by source priority.
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NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
Official source
Government health authorityVerified
US government source on vitamins, minerals and supplements.
Last verified: 2026-10-09Visit source ↗AD
American Diabetes Association
Official source
Other trusted health sourceVerified
Medical organisation specialising in diabetes and standards of care.
Last verified: 2026-10-09Visit source ↗AA
American Academy of Pediatrics — HealthyChildren
Official source
Other trusted health sourceVerified
American Academy of Pediatrics site for families.
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National Kidney Foundation
Official source
Other trusted health sourceVerified
Non-profit health organisation focused on kidney disease and kidney tests.
Last verified: 2026-10-09Visit source ↗T(
Testing.com (formerly Lab Tests Online)
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Other trusted health sourceVerified
Patient-education site explaining what laboratory tests are for and how results are read.
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Johns Hopkins Medicine
Official source
Academic medical institutionVerified
Academic medical institution publishing health information for patients and clinicians.
Last verified: 2026-10-09Visit source ↗CC
Cleveland Clinic
Official source
Academic medical institutionVerified
Academic medical centre publishing clinician-reviewed patient health articles.
Last verified: 2026-10-09Visit source ↗SM
Saudi Ministry of Health
Official source
Government health authorityVerified
Official Saudi local reference for health consultation and care navigation through MOH 937 services.
Last verified: 2026-09-26Visit source ↗AA
American Academy of Dermatology
Official source
Other trusted health sourceVerified
A dermatology professional organization publishing patient education on skin, hair, and nail conditions.
Last verified: 2026-09-21Visit source ↗AH
American Heart Association
Official source
Other trusted health sourceVerified
A nonprofit health organization publishing cardiovascular education and guidance.
Last verified: 2026-09-21Visit source ↗OO
Office on Women's Health
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Government health authorityVerified
The U.S. HHS Office on Women's Health, providing trusted women's health education.
Last verified: 2026-09-21Visit source ↗N
NIAMS
Official source
Government health authorityVerified
A U.S. NIH institute focused on arthritis, musculoskeletal, and skin diseases.
Last verified: 2026-09-21Visit source ↗N
NIDCR
Official source
Government health authorityVerified
A U.S. NIH institute focused on oral, dental, and craniofacial health.
Last verified: 2026-09-21Visit source ↗A
ACOG
Official source
Clinical guideline bodyVerified
A professional obstetrics and gynecology body publishing evidence-based guidance and patient education.
Last verified: 2026-09-20Visit source ↗N
NICHD
Official source
Government health authorityVerified
A U.S. NIH institute publishing research-based information on reproductive, maternal, child, and developmental health.
Last verified: 2026-09-20Visit source ↗N
NIDCD
Official source
Government health authorityVerified
A U.S. NIH institute focused on hearing, balance, smell, taste, and communication disorders.
Last verified: 2026-09-20Visit source ↗N
NIAID
Official source
Government health authorityVerified
A U.S. NIH institute focused on allergy, immunology, and infectious diseases.
Last verified: 2026-09-20Visit source ↗NI
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Official source
Government health authorityVerified
A U.S. NIH institute focused on mental health and research-based information about mental disorders.
Last verified: 2026-09-20Visit source ↗NE
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Official source
Government health authorityVerified
A U.S. NIH institute focused on eye health and eye diseases, publishing reviewed educational information.
Last verified: 2026-09-20Visit source ↗N
NICE
Official source
Clinical guideline bodyVerified
A UK national body publishing evidence-based clinical guidance for health and care.
Last verified: 2026-09-20Visit source ↗N
NINDS
Official source
Government health authorityVerified
A U.S. NIH institute focused on neurological disorders and stroke.
Last verified: 2026-09-20Visit source ↗N
NHLBI
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Government health authorityVerified
A U.S. NIH institute focused on heart, lung, and blood conditions.
Last verified: 2026-09-20Visit source ↗N
NIDDK
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Government health authorityVerified
A U.S. NIH institute publishing expert-reviewed information on digestive, kidney, and urologic conditions.
Last verified: 2026-09-20Visit source ↗M
MedlinePlus
Official source
Government health authorityVerified
A consumer health resource from the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Last verified: 2026-08-28Visit source ↗MC
Mayo Clinic
Official source
Academic medical institutionVerified
A nonprofit academic medical institution publishing educational information about symptoms and conditions.
Last verified: 2026-08-27Visit source ↗C
CDC
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Government health authorityVerified
A U.S. public-health agency publishing authoritative disease, prevention, and safety guidance.
Last verified: 2026-08-27Visit source ↗N
NHS
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National health serviceVerified
The United Kingdom's National Health Service and a public source of accessible health guidance.
Last verified: 2026-08-27Visit source ↗WE
WHO EMRO
Official source
International health organizationVerified
WHO's Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and a source of regional health guidance.
Last verified: 2026-08-27Visit source ↗W
WHO
Official source
International health organizationVerified
The United Nations agency responsible for international public-health guidance and policy.
Last verified: 2026-08-27Visit source ↗SM
Saudi Ministry of Health
Official source
Government health authorityVerified
Saudi Arabia's official government source for health information, services, and public guidance.
Last verified: 2026-08-27Visit source ↗