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'Diagnosis' column that uses crowdsourcing leaps to Netflix

NEW YORK (AP) — There net and social media in her her brain as the "gold stan-
are some physicians who work diagnosing unusual dard." But her parents de-
forbid their patients from cases. This month, she's cide to keep looking and
going online to type in their showing off that approach instead choose to have a
symptoms, fearing they'll to a whole new crowd — less invasive brain implant,
get incorrect information or Nexflix users. an option they found out
become more anxious. Dr. The new seven-part docu- about through feedback.
Lisa Sanders is not among mentary series "Diagnosis" "Never in human history has
them. piggybacks on her Times medicine been able to do
Sanders, whose monthly columns by profiling sev- and know as much as we
"Diagnosis" column in The en patients as they track do and know right now,"
This photo provided by Netflix shows Dr. Lisa Sanders examin- New York Times magazine down a diagnosis, from a said Sanders. "Never be-
ing a patient in a scene from the new Netflix series “Diagnosis,” inspired the hit Fox TV series Gulf War veteran in New fore have we been able to
which transports Sanders’ column from the pages of The New "House," has a more practi- Mexico to a girl with sei- make as many diagnoses
York Times to television.
Associated Press cal — and democratic ap- zures in New York City. as we can now."
proach — to so-called Dr. "The show is about diagno- Jonathan Chinn, an execu-
Google. sis as a process that doc- tive producer alongside
"I actually think that no tors go through but it's also Scott Rudin and his cousin,
matter what doctors said or a show about diagnosis as Simon Chinn, said the series
when they said it, patients a process that patients go highlights the benefits of
have been discussing their through, too. And I think technology — in this case
illnesses as the first symp- both ends have to be to connect a global vil-
toms happen," she said. treated with respect and lage of experts. "We focus
"By the time a patient brings honored," Sanders said. a lot on the negatives of
their story to me as their pri- In the series, Sanders con- technology — spying and
mary care doctor, they've sults as the patients and a lack of privacy — but this
already run it by their best their doctors seek various is an example of a way that
friend, their spouse, their treatments, go down blind technology, if harnessed
mom, their kids — they've alleys and seek advice on the right way and respon-
told their story to every- social media, from patients sibly curated, can actually
body. It turns out that the and doctors alike. More save lives and make peo-
internet is now just one voices in the mix mean ples' lives tangibly better,"
more everybody you tell more dizzying options but he said. While there's a lot
your story to. I don't think some lead to unexpected of misinformation online,
that's a bad thing." solutions. The little girl in Sanders thinks patients are
Sanders doesn't just think New York with seizures is becoming more critical
crowdsourcing isn't bad, told by one doctor that an about where they get their
she's harnessing the inter- operation to remove half information. q

'Ghostbuster' sequel to focus on a

family of original film

suits. "Halloween Horror Nights"
Ivan Reitman and Dan maze attraction.
Aykroyd revealed details The franchise was last re-
of the new film, saying it vived in 2016 with a group
is expected out next year of four actresses — Melissa
and will star Paul Rudd, Finn McCarthy, Kristen Wiig,
Wolfhard, Carrie Coon and Kate McKinnon and Leslie
McKenna Grace. Reitman Jones — taking over as the
directed the original 1984 title characters, a gender
film and Aykroyd co-wrote reversal from the original.
In this Feb. 24, 2008 file photo, and co-starred in it. Reit- Aykroyd, who is a producer
Jason Reitman, left, an Oscar man's son, Jason, is direct- along with Reitman on the
nominee for best director for ing the new movie. new "Ghostbusters," praised
his work on "Juno," arrives with "I think it's a wonderful story the 2016 film but said it was
his father, director Ivan Reit-
man for the 80th Academy because people seem to time to hand off the mantle
Awards in Los Angeles. continue to be interested in "to a new generation."
Associated Press 35 years after we came out "Although the girls' movie
with the first one. And I think kept the concept and the
BY RYAN PEARSON we're trying to expand it a ideas alive — and it was re-
Associated Press little bit. And I think Jason's ally good, they were great
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The movie does that," Ivan Reit- in it — it wasn't like giving it
upcoming "Ghostbuster" man said Thursday. "This is a to the new generation, the
sequel will focus on the de- story about a family." actual descendants of the
scendants of the original Both men were at Universal original Ghostbusters. So
ghost-catchers who rushed Studios Hollywood, where we're going to link to the
around New York City in they were promoting a DNA old and new there,"
proton packs and jump- "Ghostbusters"-themed he said.q