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Archives for January 2013

A moment of peace

January 31, 2013 By Susannah Fox 2 Comments

Marcin Ryczek image of a man feeding swans in the snow

Filed Under: beauty and wonder

Join a discussion about “Tracking for Health”

January 28, 2013 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

“When our observations about ourselves are formally collected, rather than just remembered, it’s easier to get advice and comment, and to improve our reasoning with the help of others. ‘Remember kids, the only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down,’ said Adam Savage of Mythbusters. Technology helps us write it down.” – Ernesto Ramirez, […]

Filed Under: trends & principles Tagged With: Pew Internet, Quantified Self, tracking

Sneak preview: Tracking for Health

January 25, 2013 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

This interview was recorded at Stanford Medicine X where I gave a sneak preview talk about the report Pew Internet is releasing on Monday, “Tracking for Health.” Joyce Ho is a fabulous interviewer — as a med student, she definitely adds her own insights to the conversation about our findings.

Filed Under: trends & principles Tagged With: Stanford Medicine X, tracking

2 down, 3 to go

January 15, 2013 By Susannah Fox 7 Comments

I’m doing a ton of “day job” writing these days, analyzing survey data about how Americans gather, share, and create health information. Here is a rundown of the reports released so far and what’s coming up: 1) Mobile Health 2012 (Nov. 8, 2012) 85% of U.S. adults own a cell phone and, of those, 31% […]

Filed Under: demographics, trends & principles Tagged With: california healthcare foundation, Pew Internet

Look for the helpers

January 7, 2013 By Susannah Fox 9 Comments

A little boy grinning and grasping Mr. Rogers's face

You may have seen the image before, associated with this quote: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s […]

Filed Under: beauty and wonder Tagged With: caregivers, Mister Rogers, Rare Disease, Washington Post

As the new year incites a rush to become a “new, better and healthier you”…

January 5, 2013 By Susannah Fox 4 Comments

“…we often do so learning from our peers. When it comes to illness-warranted behavior changes, as like seeks like, it’s often easier to make changes learned from fellow patients with whom you share the experience of a disease.” – Riva Greenberg, The Power of Patient-Expert Books (an article worth your time, particularly if your life […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care

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