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Rebel Health on The Nocturnists

February 13, 2025 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Illustration of a human figure holding a stethoscope. The words The Nocturnists appears at center.

Today is the one-year anniversary of the publication of my book, Rebel Health. To celebrate, I am inviting you to listen to my favorite conversation about why I wrote it and what lessons we can all draw from the patient-led revolution. Emily Silverman, MD, is the host of The Nocturnists. She suggested that I start […]

Filed Under: Champions, Networkers, peer-to-peer health care, Seekers, Solvers Tagged With: AA, ACT-UP, Barbara Spindel, Black Panther Party, caregivers, diabetes, Emily Silverman, Hhs, La Leche League, MIT Press, Parkinson's, Pew Research Center, podcast, Rare Disease, rare diseases, Rebel Health, The Nocturnists, Tom Ferguson

Discovery Diaries with Damon Davis

May 16, 2024 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Rebel Health: A field guide to the patient-led revolution in medical care

Damon Davis has a new podcast, Discovery Diaries, and I was honored be among his first guests. We got into a wide range of topics: the origins of my interest in patient-led innovation; artificial intelligence and how patients, survivors, and caregivers should be included in the design of AI tools; our time working together at […]

Filed Under: Champions, Networkers, Seekers, Solvers Tagged With: AA, Ben West, Black Panther Party, Bryan Mazlish, caregivers, Damon Davis, Dana Lewis, diabetes, E-Patient Dave, Fda, food allergy, Hhs, Hugo Campos, Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, peer-to-peer healthcare, Regina Holliday

Q&A with Deborah Kalb

May 6, 2024 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Book cover: Rebel Health: A Field Guide to the Patient-Led Revolution in Medical Care by Susannah Fox. Blue type on a yellow field

Deborah Kalb’s blog is a treasure chest full of Q&As with authors and illustrators and I’m honored to now be part of it. 1. What inspired you to write Rebel Health, and how was the book’s title chosen? As a researcher, I spend time in communities led by patients and caregivers who build new medical and assistive […]

Filed Under: Champions, Networkers, Solvers Tagged With: AA, ACT-UP, Black Panther Party, disability, Esther Perel, Fountain House, La Leche League, Rebel Health

Wow! How? Peer Support

January 11, 2024 By Susannah Fox Leave a Comment

Wow! How? Health

Hank Azaria’s tribute to Matthew Perry was as much a love letter to peer support as it was a remembrance of his friend: “…as bad as we feel, as low as we go, we tend to feel we’re alone in it, whether our problem is alcoholism, a bad marriage, illness, depression, strife. We feel that […]

Filed Under: Networkers, peer-to-peer health care, policy issues Tagged With: AA, Esther Perel, Gabrielle Glaser, Rebel Health, SAHMSA

The Next Big Thing in Health

December 15, 2022 By Susannah Fox 3 Comments

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This week I was a guest on the Next Big Thing in Health podcast (listen here or wherever you get your podcasts). I thought I’d share links to some of the people and resources I mention: ARCHANGELS WORK helps people translate the skills and experiences they acquired as caregivers into talking points for a job […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care Tagged With: AA, ACT-UP, ARCHANGELS, Atlas of Care, caregivers, Long Covid, National Breast Cancer Coalition, Patient-Led Research Collaborative, podcast

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