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The Pew Internet/Health FAQ

November 20, 2009 By Susannah Fox 29 Comments

A big part of my job, and one I love, is answering questions, mostly from reporters. Sometimes I have just the data or insight someone needs, often I recommend someone else. Here is a sample of frequently-asked questions and my current answers. Please add your questions and answers in the comments: What are you curious […]

Filed Under: public Q&A, trends & principles Tagged With: Anonymity, Baloney Detection Kit, British Medical Journal, Carl Sagan, Cdt, Center For Studying Health System Change, Daniel Solove, Diagnostic Aid, Family Caregivers, Google, Health Privacy Project, Jules Polonetsky, Medical Library Association, Pew Internet, Taxonomy

Tell the FDA the whole story, please

November 8, 2009 By Susannah Fox 48 Comments

Exterior of the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC, with the Washington Monument in the background

I scan menus for keywords (fig, parsnips, salmon…) and it turns out I scan Twitter the same way, looking for anyone who is talking about my favorite topics (data, consumers, information quality…) So when I saw Jonathan Richman‘s tweet the other night, I couldn’t resist it: Anyone ever seen data on the overall accuracy of […]

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  • Dave deBronkart on Hack needed: Tiny pills, trembling hands: “A later article on Choi’s project: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-the-monday-edition-1.5868846/how-tiktok-users-designed-a-better-pill-bottle-for-people-with-parkinson-s-1.5868848” Jan 17, 19:04
  • Susannah Fox on Hack needed: Tiny pills, trembling hands: “Update: Peer-to-peer connections, open-source design, and new manufacturing capabilities may have yielded a solution. Here’s the story: TikTok Users Rally…” Jan 11, 06:39
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