ChatGPT diagnosed a boy's pain when doctors couldn't.

How to help victims of the Morocco earthquake. Ditch dinner stress with our 'How to Meal Plan' event. September 12, 2023 | [VIEW IN BROWSER]( This is TODAY September 6, 2023 | [VIEW IN BROWSER]( This is TODAY An ailing American caver was rescued from a Turkish cave more than 3,400 feet underground, and the parents of a boy who saw more than a dozen doctors over three years found the proper diagnosis of his condition by using ChatGPT. Plus, sign up for our new Start TODAY event that will teach you everything you need to know about meal planning. The Latest   [American rescued after more than a week in the depths of a Turkish cave: 'This is overwhelming.']( American explorer Mark Dickey was [rescued from a deep cave in Turkey]( yesterday after having fallen ill more than 3,400 feet below the surface nine days earlier. "It is amazing to be above ground again," Dickey said. "This is overwhelming." Dickey said that on Sept. 2 he began throwing up large amounts of blood due to gastrointestinal bleeding, leaving him unable to return to the surface. "I reached a point where I said, ‘I’m not going to live.'" The caver from New Jersey thanked his fiancée, who climbed nearly 3,300 feet to retrieve necessary fluids for him, and government cavers from Turkey and Hungary who helped her return to Dickey with a crucial IV treatment. Turkish authorities called it "one of the largest cave rescues in the world." [Continue reading](. [❤️ Here's how you can help the victims of the earthquake in Morocco.]( The death toll from the magnitude 6.8 earthquake that hit Morocco on Sept. 8 reached 2,681 yesterday, with more than 2,500 people injured, officials said. About 300,000 people across the region have been affected, and disaster relief efforts are underway to get aid to those in need. We have a list of [7 organizations you can donate to]( in order to help, such as UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, CARE and more. [See them all here](. [💻 A boy saw 17 doctors over 3 years for chronic pain. ChatGPT found the right diagnosis](. The parents of a boy who was suffering increasing pain, grinding his teeth and dragging his left leg were frazzled after seeing [17 doctors over three years]( without a firm diagnosis. The boy's mother finally entered his symptoms into ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, and it suggested a diagnosis of [tethered cord syndrome](. She met with a new neurosurgeon, who told her the diagnosis was accurate, leading to corrective surgery on the boy's tailbone. Experts spoke to us about the effectiveness of using ChatGPT to diagnose illness and how a clinician's expertise, not AI, is still the most important factor. [Read more](. 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You [can sign up here]( for the 75-minute virtual session featuring TODAY fitness contributor Stephanie Mansour, who will share a mental checklist that will make meal-planning easier. The special event will also feature dietitian Vanessa Rissetto, who has plenty of meal planning tips and tricks as well as five unique weeknight dinner recipes to get you started. [Register here](. What's for dinner?   Allow us to do the meal-planning for you. Speaking of Vanessa Rissetto and meal planning, the founder of Culina Health shared three quick and healthy weeknight recipes that are perfect for back-to-school season. Her nutritious twist on a [stuffed pepper Bolognese]( features ground turkey and doesn't include any milk or cream. You can also use any leftover meat mixture to make her [pizza muffins](, which only require three ingredients and are great for a quick dinner for kids. [Get the recipes](. Daily Delight   A little pick-me-up before you go. Students don't get sent to the principal's office at this Louisiana charter school — the [principal's office rolls right to them](. Jared Lamb, the head of BASIS Baton Rouge Mattera Charter School, [swapped out his office for a cart]( that acts like a desk on wheels to increase his visibility and build better relationships with students and teachers. Lamb highlighted the school's 90% teacher retention rate — as Louisiana as a whole saw the highest number of resignations in a decade. He estimates that on a given day he clocks 15,000 steps and doles out 2,000 high-fives and fist bumps. “I’m building a connection with the students,” he told TODAY.com. "Offices just set up physical barriers." See [Lamb's video from a day in the life]( of his unorthodox setup.   Thanks for letting us in your inbox! See you again tomorrow morning. 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