Every day, patients send hundreds of thousands of messages to their doctors through MyChart, a communications platform that is nearly ubiquitous in U.S. hospitals. They describe their pain and divulge ...

It’s a Wednesday, and I’m sending a question to my doctor through the messaging portal they encourage us to use. I receive a response not too long after — which is fairly surprising, especially with ...

Don’t be surprised if your doctors start writing you overly friendly messages. They could be getting some help from artificial intelligence. New AI tools are helping doctors communicate with their ...

Thinking about messaging your physician about a weird rash? You may want to hold off on it. Some hospital systems have started charging patients for digital messages to their doctors via the ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By CARLA K. JOHNSON (AP Medical Writer) Don’t be surprised if your doctors start writing you overly friendly messages. They could be getting some help from ...