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Archives for August 2019

A helping hand, just in time

August 26, 2019 By Susannah Fox 5 Comments

D-ABNT by Benedikt Lang on Flickr - cropped

Some years ago a few colleagues and I got stuck at Logan Airport and we started telling stories to pass the time. One tale has come back to me over and over again, particularly as I cared for my dad during his last year of life, because it reminded me to be open to the possibility […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care Tagged With: Francis Collins, NIH, Rare Disease, rare diseases, Sharon Terry

Assessing the quality of peer health advice

August 12, 2019 By Susannah Fox 37 Comments

Trust

“Can you really trust what you read online?” is a frequent (and valid) question about online health information, particularly peer to peer advice. People who are part of healthy peer communities sometimes scoff at the question since they see so much good coming from the opportunity to connect and share information. But how might we […]

Filed Under: patient networks, peer-to-peer health care Tagged With: Information Quality, John Grohol, peer-to-peer healthcare, Trustworthiness

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