30+ Doctors Misdiagnosed Her Daughter … So Karen Perks Turned to AI to Save Her Life

Do you know how many medical misdiagnoses happen in Australia every year? You’d be shocked to know the answer is 141,000 and Mikayla Cameron-Lyon was one of them. Today I sit down with her mother Karen Perks, author of Mum Please Help Me, to chat about the international issue that is medical misdiagnosis and negligence from healthcare professionals. We dive into the 21 ED presentations, the 60+ ambulances, the 30+ doctors misdiagnosing Mikayla and how Karen used her own research and AI to get to the centre of the problem. You’ll learn: 03:01 - How Karen’s daughter Mikayla was misdiagnosed 04:34 - Why Karen didn’t trust what the medical professionals were telling her 07:30 - What led Karen to start doing her own research and recording Mikayla’s health data 09:01 - The gaslighting Karen experienced and why she considered calling the police on the hospital 11:37 - How AI can help diagnose undiagnosable cases 15:09 - Why doctors need to take parents concern more seriously and the power imbalance between doctors and patients 16:32 - The impact of ego and bias on medical treatment 21:06 - How the correct diagnosis for Mikayla was finally found 24:32 - Why our medical system is failing us 28:53 - The dangerous assumptions some doctors make that have nothing to do with your health… 31:48 - Is there a place for AI in the medical system? 34:42 - What you need to do as a parent to stay in the conversation when it comes to your child’s healthcare 36:14 - Karen’s advice for parents in her situation 37:16 - What the public can do to bring more attention to misdiagnosis … and SO much more. Watch the YouTube Version of the Podcast here. Want More of Karen? Follow her on facebook here or LinkedIn here and check out her website here Buy Karen’s book here: Mum Please Help Me Read the ABC article about Karen’s story that has over 100,000 views here If you have any burning questions and want me to answer them, join us on our Facebook page - SynxBody Squad! We do everything from Weekly Q&As, health, wellness and fitness tips as well as exclusive first looks at our new products (with the opportunity to test and review!) Click here to join. Ready to take a step in the right direction and look after future you? Check out the products that will keep your body in Synx here - www.synxbody.com And if you want to see more of the behind the scenes OR you loved the episode let us know over on instagram at @synxbody and @rachael.ferguson or on TikTok here @synxbody