– Rosie Redfield on how to pursue good science (vs. the other way). It’s a good mantra for me this week, writing about caregivers (I had a theory that they use the internet differently and I was right, but not as right as I’d hoped to be) and formulating the next Pew Internet health survey […]
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What I learned at Health Foo
Update on Feb. 7, 2019: There are so many broken links, I’m de-linking and crossing them out but not deleting them, for posterity. They once worked! Just in case anyone is curious: my notes from Health Foo, a meeting held last weekend in Cambridge, MA. It’s long, so skim for the 9 lessons if you […]
Who *are* those guys? (Matt Wiggins and Remedy Systems)–Susannah Fox
How many times have you been at a conference, listening to some panel, when all of a sudden someone says something that snaps you out of your stupor and you think, “Who *is* that guy?” (And if you’re lucky enough to remember Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, please enjoy the following rendition of that […]
On Veterans Day: Inspiration
Necessity is the mother of invention. I have been profoundly moved over the past few months by a handful of people who have been forced to live this idiom or who have stepped up to the challenge of aiding wounded warriors. In honor of Veterans Day, please take a moment to learn about these inspiring […]
“Give Us Our Dammed Data” – Regina Holliday–Susannah Fox
17 authors with weapons in hand stare down upon the viewer. The three panel painting measures 60 inches by 144 inches. It is a very large painting, and yet it is crowded with those who have been hurt and those who have suffered. Every one of them is an author. Nearly everyone in the painting […]
Laugh, Sing, and Eat Like a Pig–Susannah Fox
e-Patient Dave’s book, Laugh, Sing, and Eat like a Pig, is out! Mark Graban captures the health geek excitement: The best writers make you feel like you’re spending time with a wise friend — add some tears and laughs and you have Dave’s book. I wasn’t there for his whole journey, so I’m learning new […]
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