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E-health Reality Check–Susannah Fox

January 14, 2008 By Susannah Fox 1 Comment

Press coverage of the Pew Internet Project’s recent report, “Information Searches That Solve Problems,” focused on how “libraries still matter” especially among young people. One aspect that I think merits further attention is how people interact with various information sources when they are dealing with a serious illness or health concern.

Filed Under: trends & principles Tagged With: cancer, doctors, e-patient, hints, librarians, survey

Medicine for the People–Susannah Fox

January 14, 2008 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Joe & Terry Graedon are featured in The Rambler this month. Here’s the interview excerpt, which includes an awesome photo from 1973.

Filed Under: found on the net

Visiting hours

January 3, 2008 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

An article in a recent issue of the British Medical Journal traces the history of visiting patients in hospitals in England, from the 18th century to the present. Sadia Ismail and Graham Mulley paint quite a picture in their opening lines: From 2 pm they gather at the entrance to the ward, occasionally drifting through […]

Filed Under: pt/doc co-care Tagged With: care, caregivers, clinic, hospitals, patients, Tom Ferguson

May Old Acquaintance Be Recalled–Susannah Fox

December 22, 2007 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Since it is the season for “Auld Lang Syne” and reconnecting with old acquaintances is an internet pastime, I wanted to link to a wonderful article by Wayne Cooke, a stage IV colon cancer survivor and true e-patient. I haven’t seen him in many years, but because of online storytelling, I am up to date […]

Filed Under: pts as teachers Tagged With: colon cancer, e-patient

Talk of the Nation–Susannah Fox

December 14, 2007 By Susannah Fox 8 Comments

I had the pleasure of being a guest on NPR’s Talk of the Nation yesterday, along with Dr. Scott Haig and Dr. Ted Eytan, to talk about “Do-It-Yourself Diagnosis on the Web.” (For a substantive summary of the show, check out Josh Seidman’s recap.) The producers were smart to kick things off with Dr. Haig’s […]

Filed Under: reforming hc Tagged With: care, doctors, e-patient, Google, healthcare, npr

Googlers vs. e-patients vs. cyberchondriacs–Susannah Fox

November 26, 2007 By Susannah Fox 3 Comments

Tara Parker-Pope’s blog, Well, sparked an outcry last week when she posted, “A Doctor’s Disdain for Medical ‘Googlers’”. Before you read her post and all the comments (275 so far), I recommend reading the actual Time column which inspired it all. I’d love to hear what people think about the issues raised, but I also […]

Filed Under: trends & principles

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