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MedicDecode explains documents. It is not medical advice and does not replace your doctor or pharmacist.

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Understand your medical documents in plain language

Add a lab report, scan report, prescription, discharge summary or medical bill. You get a summary, a table of every item, the terms defined and questions to ask your doctor. It explains the document; it does not diagnose.

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  • Your file never leaves your device
  • Personal details removed before sending
  • Nothing is stored
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Private by design

How it works

  1. Step 1: Your file stays on your device

    The text is read from your PDF or photo inside your browser. The original file is never uploaded.

  2. Step 2: Personal details are removed

    Names, dates of birth, phone numbers, addresses and ID numbers are replaced with labels. You review the result and can change it.

  3. Step 3: You choose to send it

    Only the redacted text is sent, only when you click send. The explanation comes back and nothing is stored.

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Not a wall of text

What the explanation contains

  • A plain summary

    One paragraph on what the document is and what it reports.

  • A table of every item

    The value found, the range your document gives, whether it is marked high, low or in range, and what it means.

  • A glossary

    The medical terms and abbreviations in your document, defined.

  • Questions to ask your doctor

    Specific to your document, ready for your next appointment.

  • What was unclear

    Anything the model could not read or was unsure about, listed openly.

  • Your reading level

    Simple, standard or detailed wording, and a print or save-as-PDF view.

64 explainers

What you can explain

The explainer works for any of these. Each page below adds wording, examples and a sample written for that kind of document.

Lab tests

Scans and heart tests

Pathology and screening

Prescriptions and medicines

Hospital and clinic documents

Bills and insurance

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What it will not do

MedicDecode does not diagnose, does not say whether you are healthy or ill, and does not recommend medicines, doses or treatment. Explanations are written by an AI model and have not been reviewed by a clinician, so they can be wrong. Use them to prepare better questions, then talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

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