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Throughline

This is Throughline, a workbench built for patients and families suffering from a rare or chronic illness.

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Compiles a patient's records, labs, and medications into one workspace, then monitors research for new papers and trials tied to their diagnosis.

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This is Throughline, a workbench built for patients and families suffering from a rare or chronic illness. For chronically ill individuals, the vast majority of time is spent sifting through clinical documents and biological information, trying to find where to go next. This information is often scattered and researching as an individual can be extremely challenging. Throughline compiles all of a patient's information in one place and facilitates the research process for the patient themselves. This information can then be easily translated to doctors during appointments and empower patients to understand more fully what next steps can be taken. This tool is not meant to replace clinical advice, instead it provides an avenue for the patient to play a greater role in advocating for themselves and their treatment.
linushansen12/Chronic-Illness-Workbench★ 00 forksPythonCreated Jul 10, 2026 · last push Jul 13, 2026

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# Throughline

**A research workbench for families managing an already-diagnosed illness.**

🔗 **[Live demo](https://linushansen12.github.io/Chronic-Illness-Workbench/)** — the
interface, populated with demo data (frontend only; the analyses need the local backend).
_The link goes live once GitHub Pages is enabled, and its address follows the repo name._

When someone in your family has a serious, ongoing diagnosis — a rare disease, a
cancer, a chronic condition — the hard part often isn't the first diagnosis. It's
everything after: keeping track of what's known about *their specific* genetics,
labs, and medications, understanding the research as it moves, and noticing when a
new trial or paper appears that might matter. Throughline is a workbench for exactly
that. You put in what you have, and it gathers cited evidence, organizes it, and
**keeps watching** for what's new.

> ⚠️ **Throughline is a research and education aid, not a medical device.** It does
> not diagnose, does not recommend treatment, and is not FDA-cleared. Everything it
> surfaces is a starting point for a conversation with a qualified clinician — never a
> substitute for one. This stance is enforced *in code* (see [Safety](#safety-by-construction)),
> not just promised in prose.

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## What it does

Throughline has two halves — the record you build, and the analyses you run on it.

**Your record**
- **Intake** — paste or upload whatever you have (clinic notes, lab reports, genetic
  results, a VCF file).

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