What if an AI chatbot could diagnose your illness before a doctor can? That's what happened to Marly Garnreiter, a woman who suspected grief was behind her symptoms—until ChatGPT intimated blood cancer. Could AI become the key to early diagnosis, or was this a fluke guess?

Marly Garnreiter, a 27-year-old Parisian strategist, initially shrugged off her night sweats, prickly skin, and weight loss as manifestations of sorrow. Having lost her father, Victor, to colon cancer in January 2024, she thought that her body was responding to the emotional distress. When the symptoms did not disappear, she consulted ChatGPT, typing in her worries into the AI platform. To her astonishment, the answer leaned toward blood cancer.

Doubtful, Marly dismissed the AI's recommendation. Yet, as the condition in her body deteriorated—with the increasing weakness and a constant tightness in her chest—she went in search of medical help. A visit to a doctor and subsequent imaging showed a tumor in her left lung, and after that, came a biopsy that concluded in February 2025 that she had Hodgkin's lymphoma, a form of blood cancer.

When Grief Masks a Serious Illness

Marly's quest started with a logical presumption—grief produces physical manifestations. The death of a loved one can create stress-related illnesses, such as sleeplessness, indigestion, weight loss, and even dermatitis. Even her physician at first conceded that her symptoms were a product of emotional suffering. Standard blood tests came back within normal parameters, supporting the contention that she was suffering the customary physical impact of grief.

Yet over time, Marly started to wonder if there was more than just a straightforward cause. Though she ate regularly, she just kept losing weight. Her sweats at night became more pronounced, and fatigue dominated her every day. By Christmas 2024, she experienced a constant tightness in her chest that would not disappear.

I knew something was not right," she said. "Initially, I brushed it aside. But as it worsened, I knew I needed to have answers."

Role of AI in Early Diagnosis

In May 2024, driven by mere curiosity, Marly asked ChatGPT what she was feeling. The AI offered a list of potential reasons—among them, blood cancer. She scoffed at the suggestion as being far-fetched and passed it along to her friends, who like her were of the view that AI could not replace qualified medical opinion.

But AI symptom checkers are increasingly being used for early diagnosis. Though they are less subtle than human physicians, they can pool huge amounts of medical information to bring up possibilities. Marly's case highlights the promise of such technology—not as a final diagnostic but as an early alert system that ought not to be dismissed.

When Marly did see her doctor again in January 2025, however, she was listened to more seriously. Scanning found a big tumor on her left lung, and she was immediately referred to a specialist. In February, a biopsy confirmed the diagnosis: Hodgkin's lymphoma.

"I felt a lot of anger," Marly admitted. "It felt so unfair. I had just lost my dad to cancer, and now I had to deal with this too."

Even with the grim news, she soon turned her attention to treatment. Before commencing chemotherapy in March, she had an egg retrieval procedure to cryopreserve her eggs so that she would have future fertility. She is currently going through four to six cycles of chemotherapy, taking the fight on with determination.

What is Hodgkin's Lymphoma?

Hodgkin's lymphoma is an uncommon form of blood cancer that works on lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell that is in charge of immunity. The illness is also more common in people aged between 20 and 40, as well as above the age of 75. In contrast to the more prevalent non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma works on approximately 2,100 individuals each year in the UK.

The disease develops when B-lymphocytes begin to proliferate abnormally, clogging the lymph nodes and weakening the body's immune system against infections. Although the symptoms may differ, the general signs of warning are:

• Swellings in lymph nodes without pain (usually in the neck, armpits, or groin)
• Chronic fatigue
• Night sweats
• Sudden weight loss
• Worsening or persistent coughing or shortness of breath
• Persistent skin itching

Why it is Important to Listen to Your Body?

Marly's case is a compelling reminder that we need to remain sensitive to our bodies. Although anxiety and grief do come out physically, we should not write off continuing symptoms. Her case is an example of the increased use of AI in medicine, not to replace doctors but as one more awareness tool.

“If something feels off, don’t ignore it,” Marly advises. “We often lose connection with our own bodies. It’s important to listen.”

AI technology continues to advance, and although it cannot be substituted for human physicians, it is a rich source of initial guidance. The application of ChatGPT in Marly's case represents a trend toward increased use of digital health technology for early identification. But medical consultation cannot be replaced entirely with AI, warns experts.

Marly's tale is not one of just cancer detection, but of self-advocacy in healthcare. If she had gone on ignoring her symptoms, her diagnosis could have been too late. Her case reiterates an important point: technology can only lead the way, but the real thing that saves lives is paying attention to our bodies and visiting a professional.

We have all have experienced fevers, there are many different beliefs about it in different cultures and multiple ways to treat it, ranging from modern medicine to ancient practices. When one has a fever, their body feels warm and weak, they also do not have energy to do extended movements. As fevers are a range, some being slight to others being signs of dangerous conditions, dealing with them can be tricky. Things like fever dreams, conversations and thoughts are often incoherent. There are things called fever hallucinations as well, but why does this happen?

Fever means your body temperature has gone above what's normal. But what's "normal" can be a bit different for everyone and can change based on how active you are and the time of day. Generally, a fever is when your temperature is higher than 99 degrees Fahrenheit in the early morning or above 100 degrees Fahrenheit at any other time.

Do Fevers Make Us More Irritable?

In a 2013 review published in the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, the researchers found that not only do fevers cause people to feel cold, weak and other bodily sensations, but the participants also expressed emotional changes, vivid dreams/hallucinations.

In one of the interview with a participant from the study, researches noted them experiencing feelings of anxiousness, crabby, angry and frustrated, “Like I said, I think fever is really tied in to how you feel emotionally. Because I know every time I have a fever, I just get snotty, for lack of a better term, because I'm just really agitated.”

“I feel tired. I feel irritable”

How Is Body Heat And Brain Health Connected?

Harvard Heath explains a part of your brain called the hypothalamus acts like a thermostat for your body. When you're healthy, it keeps your body at its usual temperature. A fever happens when the hypothalamus gets set to a higher temperature than normal. This change in the brain's thermostat is usually caused by tiny things in your blood called pyrogens.

According to a 2023 review by Yale School of Medicine heat can change things in the environment, it can also change how our brains work. In a study, researchers found that even small increases in temperature while the brain is active can really change what the brain does, and sometimes these changes can be negative.

Experts from Yale explain that changes in temperature in the brain also affect how our nerve cells (neurons) fire signals. These cells have tiny pumps that give them electrical energy, which they release when the brain is active. The researchers found that if brain cells get heated up too fast, faster than these pumps can adjust, the cells might become more active or less active than usual.

Even tiny temperature changes from brain stimulation can lead to big changes in neuron activity. As neurons get warmer, they can even stop working, and when they cool down again, they can become very easily excited.

Fever Hallucinations and other Psychological Affects

According to an Infections & Chemotherapy 2022 review, fevers can cause febrile convulsions, which is a seizure caused by a fever in young kids. It can also cause confusion, like not understanding where you are, not recognizing your surroundings. It can also cause unstable emotions, conscious and cognitive disturbances like illusions on hallucinations.

These can also be symptoms for things like influenza infections or encephalitis. Like the Yale experts explained even small temperature changes can have such a big impact on brain activity, we need to start paying attention to these small changes. He points out that it's a basic rule of physics that when you send electricity through wires to stimulate the brain, you will create heat, both in the wires and in the brain tissue itself.

Researching more on these matters can help us find better treatments and help doctors change the course of several procedures to help their patients.

Turkey has banned elective caesarean surgeries for childbirth at private hospitals and healthcare centres. "Planned Caesarean sections cannot be performed in a medical centre," said a gazette entry outlining new regulations governing private healthcare institutions in Turkey. It came as the country's president, Tyyip Recep Erdogan, has been pushing hard to have women give natural births, asserting that C Section surgeries promoted Western culture.

The move has triggered massive criticism from the opposition and right-wing organisations. "As if the country had no other problems, male football players are telling women how to give birth," Gokce Gokcen, deputy chair of the main opposition CHP, on X. Meanwhile, many human rights and women's rights organisations have also raised their voices against this new law, calling it out for restricting women's rights and liberty.

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What Is A C-Section Birth?

C-section or caesarean birth is a surgical procedure wherein a baby is delivered through incisions made in mother's abdomen and uterus. The name caesarean comes from the Latin word "caedare" which means "to cut." Interestingly, there are rumours that link the name to Roman emperor Julius Caesar, stating that he was the first person to be born via this procedure. However, there are no records of this.

However, there are many cases where a caesarean section surgery becomes almost necessary. A doctor may order a C-section if:

• Your baby is breech, or the lower part of the body is in the birth canal instead of the head.
• Your baby is in a transverse position, or lying sideways in the birth canal.
• Your baby’s head is unusually large.
• Your baby’s heartbeat is slowing down, or there is a problem with oxygen delivery to your baby.
• You are giving birth to more than one baby. Sometimes one baby will be in an abnormal position, so all of the babies are then born via C-section.
• Your baby has a birth defect that makes vaginal delivery unsafe.
• You have umbilical cord issues.
• You have health conditions that make vaginal delivery unsafe. These include high blood pressure, HIV, open herpes lesions, or heart problems.

What Are The Complications Of Having a C-Section Surgery?

There are many complications that come with this method of delivering a child. They include:

• Reactions to the medicines used during surgery
• Bleeding
• Abnormal separation of the placenta, especially in women with previous cesarean delivery
• Injury to the bladder or bowel
• Infection in the uterus
• Wound infection
• Trouble urinating or a urinary tract infection
• Delayed return of bowel function
• Blood clots

Bottom Line

Despite the potential risks and complications, C-sections are much safer than they once were. With evolution in medical science, doctors are now taking great care to make incisions that will reduce the risk of nicks to the baby and infections to the mother. Meanwhile, the use of anaesthesia, also reduces the pain of the childbirth.

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Being dishonest doesn’t come naturally to people, it is a learned virtue, whether out of necessity or pleasure. When kids lie, a lot of it stems from them not wanting to get in trouble, for example, breaking a household item or doing something they were told not to do like running around inside the house. However, when people do learn to tell lies, it can become like a go to tendency for many. It is easier to make something up rather than explaining complex truths.

According to a study published in the Psychological Science 2015, kids start lying around the age of two to three years old. Their habit then progresses rapidly, till the age of 3 and 7.

Not all lies are the same, some are really small and don't hurt anyone, like saying you like someone's new haircut even though you don't. These little white lies often just help keep things smooth and make people feel good. Then there are much bigger lies, like saying someone else did something wrong when they didn't, or lying to people about money. These kinds of lies can cause a lot of damage and have bad consequences for people's lives.

Stress Response of Lying

When we know that being dishonest could really hurt how others see us, the act of lying itself makes our bodies feel stressed. When we tell a lie, things start to happen without us even thinking about it. A 2015 review published in the Current Opinion in Psychology explains that our heart might beat faster, we might start to sweat a little and our mouth can feel really dry. These physical changes are what those old-fashioned lie-detector tests used to try and pick up on.

Some people don't feel as much empathy as others, and they might not have the usual stressed reaction when they lie. The American Psychological Association explains that some people can learn to control their bodies really well and might be able to lie and still pass a lie-detector test. On the other hand, someone who is telling the truth but is just really nervous about being tested might look like they are lying.

Gut-Brain Connection and Extreme Reactions

While it's not common, some people might have a really strong physical reaction to lying, like feeling sick to their stomach or even throwing up a lot. This shows how connected our gut and our brain are. When we feel really anxious, like when we are worried about getting caught in a lie, it can actually make our stomach feel bad. So, for someone who is constantly lying and worried about it, this anxiety could potentially lead to physical sickness.

Living a life where you are often not telling the truth can actually take a toll on your health over time, not just in the moment. Research has suggested that people who lie a lot might have problems like high blood pressure, their heart might beat faster more often, their blood vessels could get tighter, and they might have more stress hormones in their bodies on a regular basis.