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The "AI Doctor" is healthcare's "horseless carriage"
Michael argues that "Will AI replace doctors?" is the wrong question. Calling AI a doctor repeats an old pattern, where new technology gets fitted to the old system the way electronic records copied the paper chart. The…
Does grounding health AI in medical research make it more reliable?
Health AI answers that cite research can look more trustworthy than they are. Michael explains why My Doctor Friend came close to launching a formal literature search several times and held back, and why it is now…
Are statins truly more dangerous than NSAIDs?
Michael proposes a legal safe harbor that would let patients run parts of their own care, such as starting a statin or a blood pressure drug, with AI support and careful tracking. He is responding to a JAMA proposal to…
About Michael Turken, MD, MPH
Michael is an internal medicine physician and the founder of My Doctor Friend, an app for people managing serious illness and the family members caring for them. It brings records together, organizes health history, tracks symptoms and helps people prepare for doctor visits. He trained in internal medicine at Stanford and has led product and clinical work at Google, Omada Health and Forward.