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Dr. Michael Turken returns to Living Hope to continue the conversation about how people living with pancreatic cancer can use AI to help manage their health and navigate care.
Watch on YouTubeDr. Michael Turken joins Living Hope to discuss how people living with pancreatic cancer and their caregivers can use AI to understand test results and navigate care while continuing to work with their doctors.
Watch on YouTubeDr. Linda Bluestein talks with Dr. Michael Turken about where AI can help people managing complex health conditions and where it can go wrong. They discuss medical records, privacy, overly confident answers, and preparing for conversations with your doctor, with a demonstration of My Doctor Friend.
Watch on YouTubeLet's Win features Burt Rosen's use of My Doctor Friend to explore questions about his cancer care, alongside Dr. Michael Turken's perspective on patient-operated healthcare. The story follows Burt's early experiments with a digital twin and the role of his care team.
Read the full articleDave deBronkart
Dave deBronkart describes how he used My Doctor Friend to organize his health history and prepare notes for a Long COVID referral, helping his primary care doctor get the letter ready.
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Dave deBronkart explores what changes when AI has access to a patient's health information, sharing an example of My Doctor Friend drawing on a previous conversation with his doctor to answer a health question.
Read the full articleJanuary 30, 2026
"Hundreds of millions of people now consult ChatGPT weekly for wellness advice... It joins other AI tools such as My Doctor Friend in promising to partner with patients on navigating health care."
"'ChatGPT saved my life.' How patients, and doctors, are using AI to make a diagnosis"
In this feature on AI in healthcare, NPR highlights My Doctor Friend alongside ChatGPT Health as tools helping patients navigate their care. The article also features Burt Rosen and Dr. Bob Wachter discussing the transformative potential of AI in medicine.
Read the full story on NPRNational broadcast • January 19, 2026
"He's working closely with his doctors, but he says his secret weapon to managing treatment side effects and keeping as stable as possible, information and knowledge about his disease with an AI platform called My Doctor Friend."
NPR reporter Katia Riddle, describing Burt Rosen's experience with cancer
The story features Burt Rosen, who uses My Doctor Friend alongside other AI tools to manage symptoms from his cancer.
Read the full story on NPRBurt Rosen
Burt Rosen shares a practical guide to using ChatGPT and My Doctor Friend for healthcare, with examples of understanding reports, tracking symptoms, preparing for appointments, and briefing a new doctor.
Read the full articleChair of UCSF Medicine • November 18, 2025
"I've been trying out a tool called My Doctor Friend, which was highlighted in a recent Well column in the NY Times... The patient enters a symptom and the AI asks medically appropriate questions, with the goal of homing in on the diagnosis. This iterative process bears a much closer resemblance to what an actual doctor does than filling in a prompt box in GPT or Gemini."
From "The Right Kind of Tool" section
In his newsletter "Pattern Recognition," Dr. Wachter analyzed how MDF differs from general-purpose chatbots by asking follow-up questions, presenting a differential diagnosis with probabilities, and providing disposition recommendations, mirroring actual clinical reasoning.
Read the full article on Pattern RecognitionWell Section • October 30, 2025
"Chatbots don't know anything about you, except what you tell them... give chatbots as much context as you're comfortable sharing to increase the chance of getting a more personalized answer."
Dr. Michael Turken, founder of My Doctor Friend
Featured in "Asking ChatGPT for Medical Advice? Here's How to Do It Safely" as a HIPAA-compliant medical chatbot alternative. The article highlights MDF's approach to asking follow-up questions and ensuring proper context before providing health guidance.
Read the article in The New York TimesAI Prognosis Newsletter • August 6, 2025
Listed among companies building patient AI assistant apps
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