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Archives for February 2010

E-patients.net = suggested reading–Susannah Fox

February 17, 2010 By Susannah Fox 6 Comments

Gretchen Berland is one of my heroes, so I was thrilled when she asked me to give a guest lecture at Yale. Then I read the syllabus for “Media & Medicine in Modern America.” It’s too cool to keep to myself…

Filed Under: general Tagged With: Adversarial Relationship, Biomedical Researchers, Carleen, Century Medicine, England Journal Of Medicine, Facebook, Gretchen Berland, Health Care Health, Media Portrayals, Medical Profession, New England Journal, new england journal of medicine, Offline Sources, Political Controversies, Practicing Medicine, Public Debates, Public Expectation, Reshaping Health Care, Social Interests, Sydney Jones

The Decision Tree: What to Expect When You’re Expecting a Long Life–Susannah Fox

February 14, 2010 By Susannah Fox 13 Comments

Warning: Do not read The Decision Tree unless you’re ready to make some kind of change in your life. Thomas Goetz catalogs the recent advances (and setbacks) in medicine & personal health, but also maps out the possibilities for how things could get better. He does this so convincingly that you can’t believe it’s not already taking […]

Filed Under: general Tagged With: Decision Tree, health 2.0, participatory medicine, Quantified Self

Privacy can kill, openness can heal–Susannah Fox

February 11, 2010 By Susannah Fox 34 Comments

If you follow Jeff Jarvis on Twitter or read his blog, you know (maybe more than you wanted to) about his fight against prostate cancer. I’ve mostly paid attention to what he’s written about technology and journalism, but check out this excerpt from his post, The German privacy paradox: I prefer to turn the question […]

Filed Under: patient networks Tagged With: ACOR, health 2.0, patientslikeme, privacy

Pay me now or pay me later.–Susannah Fox

February 3, 2010 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Alfred Sommer’s Washington Post column: “Tragedy of individual Haitians risks overshadowing chronic health problems” gets to the heart of the power of public health, communications, and the personal choices which make a difference in our lives.

Filed Under: found on the net

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