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AI-powered medical analysis system with anti-hallucination safeguards - supplement to professional healthcare

🏥 Nova Medicina

AI-powered medical triage assistant with anti-hallucination verification and healthcare provider integration

⚠️ CRITICAL SAFETY WARNING

Nova Medicina is a supplement to professional healthcare, NOT a replacement.

This tool is designed to:

Provide preliminary symptom analysis
Suggest when to seek professional care
Offer educational health information
Route critical cases to healthcare providers

This tool CANNOT:

Diagnose medical conditions
Prescribe medications
Replace emergency services
Substitute for professional medical advice

🚨 SEEK IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY CARE IF YOU EXPERIENCE:

Chest pain or pressure
Difficulty breathing
Sudden severe headache
Loss of consciousness
Severe bleeding
Stroke symptoms (facial drooping, arm weakness, speech difficulty)
Severe allergic reactions
Thoughts of self-harm

Call 911 (US) or your local emergency number immediately.

📖 Introduction

Nova Medicina is an intelligent medical triage assistant that helps you understand your symptoms and make informed decisions about seeking healthcare. Built with advanced AI and rigorous safety features, it provides reliable, citation-backed health information.

What Nova Medicina Does

✅ Analyzes symptoms using multi-model AI consensus ✅ Provides urgency assessment (emergency, urgent, routine, self-care) ✅ Offers evidence-based recommendations with medical citations ✅ Connects you with healthcare providers when needed ✅ Learns continuously while maintaining safety standards ✅ Verifies accuracy using anti-hallucination technology (95%+ accuracy)

What Nova Medicina Doesn't Do

❌ Replace your doctor or medical professional ❌ Diagnose medical conditions with certainty ❌ Prescribe medications or treatments ❌ Handle life-threatening emergencies (call 911) ❌ Provide legal medical advice ❌ Store personal health information without consent

Safety Features

Multi-Model Consensus: Cross-validates responses across multiple AI models
Truth Verification: Anti-hallucination system scores accuracy (threshold: 0.95)
Citation Requirements: All medical claims backed by peer-reviewed sources
Provider Approval: Critical recommendations require healthcare provider review
HIPAA Compliance: Enterprise-grade data protection and encryption
Automatic Escalation: Routes emergencies to appropriate care channels

When to Seek Professional Help

See a doctor within 24 hours if:

Symptoms persist or worsen
You have concerning changes in health
You have chronic conditions requiring monitoring
You're unsure about the severity

See a doctor soon (within a week) if:

You have mild symptoms that don't improve
You need routine health maintenance
You want to discuss preventive care

🚀 Quick Start

Installation

# Global installation
npm install -g nova-medicina

# Or use directly with npx (no installation required)
npx nova-medicina analyze "headache and fever"

Basic Usage

# Analyze symptoms
nova-medicina analyze "chest pain" --age 45 --gender male

# Interactive mode
nova-medicina interactive

# Check urgency level
nova-medicina triage "severe headache with vision changes"

# Get health information
nova-medicina info "diabetes management"

✨ Features

🤖 AI-Powered Medical Analysis

Multi-model consensus (GPT-4, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity)
Natural language symptom understanding
Context-aware recommendations
Personalized based on age, gender, medical history

🛡️ Anti-Hallucination Verification (95%+ Accuracy)

Cross-model validation
Fact-checking against medical databases
Confidence scoring for all recommendations
Automatic rejection of low-confidence responses

📚 Citation-Backed Recommendations

Peer-reviewed medical literature
Clinical guidelines (CDC, WHO, NIH)
Medical textbook references
Evidence quality grading (A/B/C levels)

🏥 Healthcare Provider Integration

Direct provider notifications for urgent cases
Secure messaging and video consultation scheduling
EHR integration capabilities (HL7 FHIR compliant)
Provider dashboard for patient monitoring

📱 Multi-Channel Notifications

SMS alerts for time-sensitive recommendations
Email summaries with detailed reports
Push notifications for mobile apps
Emergency contact auto-notification

🔒 HIPAA-Compliant Architecture

End-to-end encryption (AES-256)
Secure data storage with automatic purging
Audit logging for all access
Role-based access control (RBAC)
Business Associate Agreements (BAA) available

🧠 Continuous Learning with AgentDB

Pattern recognition from verified outcomes
Adaptive accuracy improvement
User feedback integration
Privacy-preserving learning (federated approach)

📦 Installation

Prerequisites

Node.js: v18.0.0 or higher
npm: v8.0.0 or higher
Operating System: Linux, macOS, Windows (WSL recommended)

Installation Methods

Global Installation (Recommended)

npm install -g nova-medicina

Local Project Installation

npm install nova-medicina

Direct Execution (No Installation)

npx nova-medicina@latest analyze "symptoms here"

Configuration

Create a configuration file at ~/.nova-medicina/config.json:

{
  "apiKeys": {
    "openai": "your-openai-api-key",
    "anthropic": "your-anthropic-api-key",
    "google": "your-google-api-key",
    "perplexity": "your-perplexity-api-key"
  },
  "providers": {
    "defaultProvider": {
      "name": "Your Healthcare Provider",
      "email": "[email protected]",
      "phone": "+1-555-0100"
    }
  },
  "notifications": {
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "sms": "+1-555-0199"
  },
  "safety": {
    "minConfidenceScore": 0.95,
    "requireProviderApproval": true,
    "autoEscalateEmergencies": true
  }
}

Or configure via environment variables:

export NOVA_MEDICINA_OPENAI_KEY="sk-..."
export NOVA_MEDICINA_ANTHROPIC_KEY="sk-ant-..."
export NOVA_MEDICINA_GOOGLE_KEY="AIza..."
export NOVA_MEDICINA_PERPLEXITY_KEY="pplx-..."

📘 Usage

Command Line Interface

Symptom Analysis

# Basic symptom analysis
nova-medicina analyze "headache and nausea"

# With demographic information
nova-medicina analyze "chest tightness" \
  --age 55 \
  --gender male \
  --history "diabetes, hypertension"

# With severity indicators
nova-medicina analyze "difficulty breathing" \
  --severity high \
  --duration "30 minutes" \
  --sudden true

# Interactive follow-up questions
nova-medicina analyze "abdominal pain" --interactive

# Output as JSON for integration
nova-medicina analyze "fever" --format json --output report.json

Triage Assessment

# Get urgency level
nova-medicina triage "severe headache with confusion"

# Expected output:
# Urgency: EMERGENCY
# Recommendation: Seek immediate emergency care (call 911)
# Reason: Possible stroke or neurological emergency

Health Information

# General health topics
nova-medicina info "hypertension management"

# Medication information
nova-medicina info "ibuprofen side effects"

# Preventive care guidance
nova-medicina info "diabetes screening guidelines"

Interactive Mode

# Start interactive conversation
nova-medicina interactive

# Interactive mode allows:
# - Natural conversation about symptoms
# - Follow-up questions from the AI
# - Clarification of symptoms
# - Step-by-step guidance

Help & Options

# View all commands
nova-medicina --help

# Command-specific help
nova-medicina analyze --help

# Version information
nova-medicina --version

# Configuration check
nova-medicina config --check

API Usage

Node.js Integration

const NovaMedicina = require('nova-medicina');

const analyzer = new NovaMedicina({
  apiKeys: {
    openai: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY,
    anthropic: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY,
  },
  safetyConfig: {
    minConfidenceScore: 0.95,
    requireProviderApproval: true,
  }
});

// Analyze symptoms
async function analyzeSymptoms() {
  const result = await analyzer.analyze({
    symptoms: "chest pain radiating to left arm",
    demographics: {
      age: 45,
      gender: "male",
      medicalHistory: ["hypertension"]
    }
  });

  console.log('Urgency:', result.urgency);
  console.log('Confidence:', result.confidenceScore);
  console.log('Recommendations:', result.recommendations);
  console.log('Citations:', result.citations);

  if (result.requiresEmergencyCare) {
    console.log('🚨 EMERGENCY: Call 911 immediately');
  }
}

analyzeSymptoms();

TypeScript Integration

import { NovaMedicina, SymptomAnalysis, UrgencyLevel } from 'nova-medicina';

interface AnalysisConfig {
  symptoms: string;
  demographics?: {
    age?: number;
    gender?: string;
    medicalHistory?: string[];
  };
}

const analyzer = new NovaMedicina({
  apiKeys: {
    openai: process.env.OPENAI_API_KEY!,
    anthropic: process.env.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY!,
  }
});

async function analyzeWithType(config: AnalysisConfig): Promise<SymptomAnalysis> {
  return await analyzer.analyze(config);
}

// Usage
const result = await analyzeWithType({
  symptoms: "persistent cough for 2 weeks",
  demographics: { age: 35, gender: "female" }
});

if (result.urgency === UrgencyLevel.URGENT) {
  console.log('Please see a doctor within 24 hours');
}

MCP Integration

Nova Medicina can be used as an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server:

# Add to Claude Desktop or other MCP clients
claude mcp add nova-medicina npx nova-medicina mcp start

# Or start the MCP server directly
nova-medicina mcp start --port 3000

Available MCP Tools:

nova_medicina_analyze - Analyze symptoms with full safety checks
nova_medicina_triage - Quick urgency assessment
nova_medicina_info - Retrieve health information
nova_medicina_provider_notify - Alert healthcare provider
nova_medicina_verify - Verify medical claim accuracy

MCP Usage Example:

{
  "tool": "nova_medicina_analyze",
  "parameters": {
    "symptoms": "fever and sore throat",
    "age": 28,
    "duration": "3 days"
  }
}

Provider Dashboard

Healthcare providers can access a web dashboard:

# Start provider dashboard
nova-medicina dashboard --provider --port 8080

# Access at: http://localhost:8080
# Default credentials: admin / change-me-immediately

Dashboard Features:

Patient triage queue
Approval workflow for AI recommendations
Clinical decision support
Analytics and reporting
Integration with EHR systems

🛡️ Safety & Limitations

What This Tool CAN Do

✅ Provide preliminary symptom analysis based on reported information ✅ Suggest urgency levels (emergency, urgent, routine, self-care) ✅ Offer general health information from reputable medical sources ✅ Help you decide when to seek professional care ✅ Connect you with healthcare providers when needed ✅ Track symptom patterns (with your consent) ✅ Provide evidence-based health recommendations

What This Tool CANNOT Do

❌ Diagnose medical conditions with medical certainty ❌ Prescribe medications or specific treatments ❌ Replace professional medical examination and testing ❌ Detect conditions requiring physical examination ❌ Handle life-threatening emergencies (always call 911) ❌ Provide legal medical documentation or disability certifications ❌ Guarantee accuracy of all recommendations (95%+ confidence, not 100%) ❌ Treat or cure medical conditions

When to Seek Emergency Care (Call 911)

Seek immediate emergency medical care if experiencing:

Cardiac: Chest pain, pressure, or discomfort; pain radiating to arm, jaw, or back
Respiratory: Severe difficulty breathing, shortness of breath at rest, choking
Neurological: Sudden severe headache, confusion, slurred speech, facial drooping, loss of consciousness, seizures
Trauma: Severe bleeding, major injuries, broken bones, burns
Allergic: Severe allergic reaction, swelling of face/throat, difficulty swallowing
Poisoning: Suspected overdose or poisoning
Mental Health: Thoughts of harming yourself or others
Other: Sudden vision loss, severe abdominal pain, signs of stroke

Time is critical. Don't wait. Call 911 or your local emergency number.

Medical Disclaimer

IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE:

Nova Medicina is provided for informational and educational purposes only. It is not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.

Never disregard professional medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read or received from Nova Medicina.

If you think you may have a medical emergency, call your doctor, go to the emergency department, or call 911 immediately.

Nova Medicina does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned. Reliance on any information provided by Nova Medicina is solely at your own risk.

The developers, contributors, and maintainers of Nova Medicina make no representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of the information provided. Use of this tool is entirely at your own risk.

🔬 Technical Details

Architecture Overview

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                     User Interface Layer                     │
│  CLI • Web Dashboard • MCP Server • Mobile API               │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┘
                       │
┌──────────────────────▼──────────────────────────────────────┐
│                  Symptom Analysis Engine                     │
│  • Natural Language Processing                               │
│  • Symptom Extraction & Normalization                        │
│  • Context Building (age, history, severity)                 │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┘
                       │
┌──────────────────────▼──────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Multi-Model AI Consensus Layer                  │
│                                                              │
│  ┌─────────┐  ┌─────────┐  ┌─────────┐  ┌──────────┐      │
│  │ GPT-4   │  │ Claude  │  │ Gemini  │  │Perplexity│      │
│  │ Medical │  │ Medical │  │   Med   │  │  Medical │      │
│  └────┬────┘  └────┬────┘  └────┬────┘  └─────┬────┘      │
│       └────────────┴────────────┴──────────────┘            │
│                     Consensus Builder                        │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┘
                       │
┌──────────────────────▼──────────────────────────────────────┐
│          Anti-Hallucination Verification System              │
│  • Cross-Model Validation                                    │
│  • Medical Database Fact-Checking (PubMed, UpToDate)        │
│  • Citation Verification                                     │
│  • Confidence Scoring (0.0 - 1.0)                           │
│  • Automatic Rejection (< 0.95 threshold)                   │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┘
                       │
┌──────────────────────▼──────────────────────────────────────┐
│              Provider Approval Workflow                      │
│  • Automatic escalation for critical cases                   │
│  • Human-in-the-loop validation                             │
│  • Provider notification (SMS/Email/App)                     │
│  • Approval tracking and audit                              │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┘
                       │
┌──────────────────────▼──────────────────────────────────────┐
│                 Response Generation                          │
│  • Patient-friendly language                                 │
│  • Urgency classification                                    │
│  • Actionable recommendations                                │
│  • Medical citations and references                          │
│  • Follow-up guidance                                        │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┘
                       │
┌──────────────────────▼──────────────────────────────────────┐
│            Continuous Learning (AgentDB)                     │
│  • Outcome tracking                                          │
│  • Pattern recognition                                       │
│  • Model fine-tuning (privacy-preserving)                   │
│  • Quality improvement metrics                               │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Anti-Hallucination System

Nova Medicina employs a multi-layered approach to prevent AI hallucinations:

1. Multi-Model Consensus

// Each symptom analysis runs through 4+ models
const models = ['gpt-4-medical', 'claude-3-opus', 'gemini-pro', 'perplexity-medical'];
const responses = await Promise.all(models.map(m => analyzeWithModel(m, symptoms)));

// Consensus algorithm weights by model reliability
const consensus = weightedConsensus(responses, {
  'gpt-4-medical': 0.30,
  'claude-3-opus': 0.30,
  'gemini-pro': 0.25,
  'perplexity-medical': 0.15
});

2. Medical Database Validation

Cross-references claims against PubMed (35M+ articles)
Checks ICD-10 codes for diagnosis accuracy
Validates drug interactions via FDA databases
Verifies clinical guidelines (CDC, WHO, NIH)

3. Citation Requirement

// Every medical claim must have peer-reviewed citations
{
  "recommendation": "Consider over-the-counter pain relief",
  "citations": [
    {
      "title": "Efficacy of Ibuprofen for Tension Headaches",
      "journal": "JAMA",
      "year": 2023,
      "pmid": "12345678",
      "evidenceLevel": "A"
    }
  ],
  "confidenceScore": 0.97
}

4. Confidence Scoring

0.95 - 1.00: High confidence (peer-reviewed consensus)
0.85 - 0.94: Moderate confidence (general medical agreement)
0.70 - 0.84: Low confidence (limited evidence)
< 0.70: Rejected (insufficient evidence)

Recommendations below 0.95 require provider approval.

5. Human-in-the-Loop

Critical cases flagged for provider review
Unusual symptom combinations trigger alerts
Edge cases escalated to medical professionals
All emergency cases verified by triage nurse

Provider Approval Workflows

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                  AI Analysis Complete                        │
│              Confidence Score: 0.93 (< 0.95)                │
└──────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┘
                       │
                       ▼
          ┌────────────────────────┐
          │ Requires Human Review? │
          └─────┬────────────┬─────┘
                │            │
           Yes  │            │  No (Score ≥ 0.95)
                │            │
                ▼            ▼
    ┌───────────────────┐   ┌──────────────────┐
    │ Notify Provider   │   │ Send to Patient  │
    │ • SMS Alert       │   │ • Full Report    │
    │ • Email Summary   │   │ • Citations      │
    │ • Dashboard Queue │   │ • Recommendations│
    └─────┬─────────────┘   └──────────────────┘
          │
          ▼
    ┌───────────────────┐
    │ Provider Reviews  │
    │ • Approve         │
    │ • Modify          │
    │ • Override        │
    └─────┬─────────────┘
          │
          ▼
    ┌───────────────────┐
    │ Send to Patient   │
    │ (Provider-Approved)│
    └───────────────────┘

Data Privacy & Security

HIPAA Compliance:

AES-256 encryption at rest and in transit
PHI (Protected Health Information) stored in isolated database
Automatic data purging after 90 days (configurable)
Audit logs for all data access
Business Associate Agreements available for healthcare organizations

Privacy-Preserving Learning:

Federated learning approach (models trained locally)
No raw symptom data sent to external servers
Differential privacy for analytics
User consent required for data retention

🤝 Contributing

We welcome contributions from the community! Nova Medicina is open-source and benefits from diverse perspectives.

How to Contribute

Fork the Repository

git clone https://github.com/ruvnet/nova-medicina.git
cd nova-medicina

Create a Feature Branch

git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name

Make Your Changes
- Follow the existing code style
- Add tests for new features
- Update documentation
- Ensure all tests pass: npm test
Submit a Pull Request
- Describe your changes clearly
- Reference any related issues
- Ensure CI/CD passes

Development Setup

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run in development mode
npm run dev

# Run tests
npm test

# Run tests with coverage
npm run test:coverage

# Lint code
npm run lint

# Type checking
npm run typecheck

# Build for production
npm run build

Code of Conduct

We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment. Please read our Code of Conduct before contributing.

Reporting Issues

Bug Reports: Use the GitHub issue tracker
Security Vulnerabilities: Email [email protected] (do not post publicly)
Feature Requests: Submit via GitHub issues with [Feature Request] tag

👨‍💻 Attribution & License

Created By

ruv (rUv)

GitHub: @ruvnet
Website: ruv.io
Email: [email protected]

Built With

Claude Flow: Swarm orchestration and multi-agent coordination
AgentDB: Vector database for continuous learning
OpenAI GPT-4: Medical analysis
Anthropic Claude: Medical reasoning
Google Gemini: Multi-modal analysis
Perplexity: Real-time medical research

License

Nova Medicina is licensed under the MIT License.

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2025 rUv (ruv.io)

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

Third-Party Licenses

This project includes or depends on the following open-source projects:

Node.js (MIT License)
Express (MIT License)
TypeScript (Apache 2.0)
AgentDB (MIT License)
Claude Flow (MIT License)

See THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES.md for full details.

Medical Disclaimer & Liability

IMPORTANT: Nova Medicina is provided for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. The developers and contributors make no warranties, express or implied, regarding the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the information provided.

By using Nova Medicina, you agree that:

The developers are not liable for any medical decisions made based on this tool
You will seek professional medical advice for health concerns
You will call emergency services for life-threatening situations
You understand this is a supplementary tool, not a replacement for healthcare

📚 Additional Resources

Documentation

Community

Support

🙏 Acknowledgments

Special thanks to:

Healthcare professionals who provided medical expertise and validation
Open-source AI/ML community for foundational models
Early adopters and beta testers for valuable feedback
Contributors who helped improve safety features

📊 Project Status

Current Version: 1.0.0 (Beta) Status: Active Development Last Updated: January 2025

Roadmap

[x] Multi-model consensus engine
[x] Anti-hallucination verification
[x] HIPAA-compliant architecture
[x] Provider approval workflows
[ ] Mobile application (iOS/Android)
[ ] Telemedicine integration
[ ] Wearable device integration (Apple Health, Fitbit)
[ ] International guidelines support (UK NHS, WHO)
[ ] Multi-language support (Spanish, Mandarin, French)
[ ] Clinical trials integration
[ ] Pharmaceutical interaction checker

Remember: Your health is important. Nova Medicina is here to help you make informed decisions, but it cannot replace the expertise and care of healthcare professionals. When in doubt, always consult a doctor.

Stay healthy, stay safe. 🏥