Huxiu AI reports that many Chinese patients use AI to check symptoms or obtain medical advice before visiting a doctor, with a survey of 1,333 respondents finding that 69.7% had brought AI-generated advice to a consultation. The article says the viral hospital notice circulating on social media was a joke rather than a real announcement, while documenting a case in which a child received delayed evaluation because a parent relied on an AI answer. It argues that AI is more useful for organizing symptoms, medication information and questions than for making diagnoses.