From WebMD to AI Chatbots: How Innovation Has Empowered Patients to Take Control of Their Health
New Analysis Highlights the Transformative Power of Digital Technology in Shaping the E-Patient Era (TORONTO, ON July 28, 2025) A new research article published in the Journal of Participatory Medicine unveils how successive waves of digital technology innovation have empowered patients, fostering a more collaborative and responsive health care system. The paper, titled “From Internet to Artificial Intelligence (Al) Bots: Symbiotic Evolutions of Digital Technologies and e-Patients,” explores the symbiotic evolution of digital health tools and the increasingly engaged e-patient. The concept of the e-patient, defined as an individual “equipped, enabled, empowered, and engaged” in their health, has been propelled forward by advancements spanning theRead More →


