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Through the DoorDash app or website, consumers in certain cities can have over-the-counter medications and other products delivered to their homes.

The New York City-based company will be scaling its brand, expanding its logistics and continuing work on its core technology.

Yesterday at The Atlantic's Pulse summit, providers discussed the balancing act of engaging patients through digital tools without losing their personal, human touch. 

Chatbots, symptom checkers and other AI healthcare guidance services should take a page from Amazon and others on to engage users, experts say.

A new meta-analysis published in JMIR revealed that while fitness apps modestly increase physical activity, the average observed step count between app users and nonusers did not reach statistical significance.

Deborah Kilpatrick has spent some time on the cutting edge of the healthcare industry — her decade-spanning career has included a director position at Guidant Corporation’s vascular intervention accelerator (now part of Boston Scientific) and the chief commercial officer role at genomic diagnostic company CardioDx.

The rise of consumerism in healthcare might seem like new ground to people in the industry, but when other industries are considered, that ground starts to look well-trodden.

Health insurers need to make a change fast, according to a new report from investment firm the Psilos Group.