I was 3 when my maternal grandfather died, 40 years ago today. My only memory of Frank H.J. Figge is of him making me laugh. Thanks to M.J. Tooey, my community colleague at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, I learned that his “happy chuckle” was a hallmark, along with his “true research brain.” My mother, […]
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Health 2.0: greatest hits of what I missed
Thank goodness for conferences which do a good job of capturing and sharing videos. So often I am choosing between sessions, talking with people in the hallway and missing a keynote or demo, or just failing to take notes. Here is a selection of people and talks I missed in person at the recent Health […]
What if health care…? in the spotlight
The “What if health care…?” train rolled through Stanford’s campus during the Medicine X conference and a hashtag was elevated to a mainstage discussion. In the video below, I tell how #whatifhc began and talk a bit about why Twitter was a good place for the dream-sharing to start: Paul Costello framed the #whatifhc panel as […]
Who are you addicted to on Twitter? Research watchdog edition.
Each one of these people cuts through hype and makes me feel smarter: Hilda Bastain – Editor & curator, PubMed Health. I’m addicted to her cartoons: Statistically funny. And I’m a new fan of her SciAm blog: Absolutely Maybe. @Laikas – Medical librarian, scientist, mom, human. I’m addicted to posts like: “Medpedia, the Medical Wikipedia, is Dead. And […]
Who are you addicted to on Twitter? Parents edition.
Here are a few of the people I’m addicted to for insights on parenting & health: @SavingCase – Mom of a child with a rare disease. I’m addicted to how she keeps the window into her life crystal clear so we all can learn from her experiences. Erin Moore – Mom of a child with […]
3 articles worth your time
Here are three articles spinning around in my head today: A Letter to Patients With Chronic Disease – written by Rob Lamberts, MD, in 2010, tweeted this morning by Ronan Kavanagh, MD. Key quote: “So when you approach a doctor – especially one you’ve never met before – you come with a knowledge of your disease […]
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