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09 pieces- 02Engineering
Lor-1 v1.0 is GA
Our clinical foundation model is generally available. 27B dense on Qwen3.5, LoRA r8, INT4 GPTQ served with DFlash. Element recall 32.6% on LorBench vnext; SA preference 82.5%. Here is what we shipped.
Lorraine Team9 min read - 03Clinical AI
Inside Chat citations
How Lorraine Chat sources, ranks, and displays clinical evidence so a clinician can audit any claim inside ten seconds. A short tour of the retrieval stack and the design decisions behind it.
Lorraine Team6 min read - 04Announcements
Platform API · public beta
REST and streaming API for Lor-1. TypeScript and Python SDKs. Usage-based pricing, no commercial call required. Here is how to integrate Lor-1 into your clinical product in an afternoon.
Lorraine Team5 min read - 05Clinical AI
HPCSA CPD tracking, built in
The scoring logic Lorraine Chat uses to convert reasoned clinical queries into CPD-compatible evidence logs — and why we chose this over a separate CPD product.
Lorraine Team4 min read - 06Engineering
Why LoRA r8 beats r32
A training note. r32 catastrophically forgot parametric clinical knowledge; r8 was the sweet spot for adapting Qwen3.5-27B to SA clinical practice. Here is the data and the reason we think it matters.
Lorraine Team8 min read - 07CMSA Prep
How to use Lorraine to pass the CMSA
Preparing for the CMSA exams is arguably one of the most challenging chapters in a South African doctor's life. We break down how the Lorraine app can be your ultimate companion.
Lorraine Team2 min read - 08CMSA Prep
Navigating the CMSA Roadmap
The road to CMSA specialty certification is paved with rigorous study and high stakes. Today, we break down why structure is your greatest asset in conquering the curriculum.
Lorraine Team2 min read - 09Technology
How Lorraine Is Using AI to Reshape Medical Learning
Lorraine is building AI into the core of how South African doctors learn, practise, and prepare—focusing on clinical relevance, local guidelines, and tools that sharpen reasoning rather than replace it.
Lorraine Team7 min read - 10Announcements
Introducing Lorraine: A New Chapter in South African Medical Education
Lorraine launches as the CMSA-focused learning platform built for South African doctors, with local-first content and adaptive learning.
Lorraine Team6 min read
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