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Under the right conditions, people will choose the path of information altruism

October 16, 2017 By Susannah Fox 20 Comments

I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by pulling out some of their best comments and quotes. This comment was posted in 2011 and I’m featuring it now because it is an example of how we, as a health data community, have been — and need to continue — discussing a power […]

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“Well, your mother’s had a long life …”

October 9, 2017 By Susannah Fox 5 Comments

I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by pulling out some of their best comments and quotes. Casey Quinlan, in response to “As She Lay Dying” – a son calls on the health system to involve patients and families in improving safety I’ll apologize in advance for the screaming screed that is […]

Filed Under: featured commenters Tagged With: caregivers, Family Caregivers, medical errors

Put your tumor to a better use by making it into a bottle opener

October 2, 2017 By Susannah Fox 4 Comments

Three people standing in front of a door at the White House. One person is holding replicas of a brain tumor.

Image above: Megan Smith, Obama White House Chief Technology Officer; Steven Keating, holding replicas of his brain tumor; and John P. Holdren, Director of the Obama White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; on the day the Precision Medicine Initiative was announced. I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by […]

Filed Under: featured commenters, peer-to-peer health care Tagged With: Brain Tumor, Peer To Peer, peer-to-peer healthcare

Perseverance

September 25, 2017 By Susannah Fox 3 Comments

Blue sky over a mountaintop meadow of wildflowers

I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by pulling out some of their best comments and quotes. Fard Johnmar, in response to “Public Q&A: career advice” (2014): What do I say to people when they ask me for career advice? One word: persevere. Why? Because no matter what you do or […]

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Be kind to yourself

September 18, 2017 By Susannah Fox 5 Comments

Woman sits at the center of a swirl of rabbits and pills

I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by pulling out some of their best comments and quotes. Carly Medosch, in response to “A field guide to The Diagnosis Difference”: There is such a vast amount of information out there, and it can be so vitally helpful that you could call it […]

Filed Under: featured commenters Tagged With: Chronic Conditions

The everyday life of the individual is a rich source of information

September 11, 2017 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

I’m honoring the contributions of my community colleagues over the years by pulling out some of their best comments and quotes. Ian Eslick, in response to Peer-to-peer Healthcare: Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. Obvious. (2011) There are many kinds of information that can be gleaned through the lens of science, and not all of them need to be the […]

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