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Crowd-diagnosing STDs on Reddit

January 27, 2020 By Susannah Fox 20 Comments

Questions marks painted on pavement

Reddit is a massive Petri dish of human conversation, rife with peer-to-peer health encounters, so I was thrilled when Jane Sarasohn-Kahn alerted me to this article: “People Are Flocking to the Internet to Crowdsource Their STD Diagnosis—Yes, Really.” It focuses on a subreddit (aka online community) devoted to sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs). Kudos to Parade for […]

Filed Under: peer-to-peer health care Tagged With: jama, peer-to-peer healthcare, sexual health, STIs

Half of 18- to 22-year-olds seek peer health advice online

April 22, 2019 By Susannah Fox 4 Comments

Man's hand holding a mobile phone with coffee cup in foreground

A 2018 national survey by Hopelab and Well Being Trust uncovered an astonishing finding: Fully half (51%) of 18- to 22-year-olds say they have tried to find people online with health concerns similar to their own. That is double the percentage of teens (14- to 17-year-olds) who reported doing this activity and it’s much higher […]

Filed Under: demographics, peer-to-peer health care Tagged With: addiction, Breast Cancer Survivor, cancer, diabetes, diet, fitness, HopeLab Foundation, mental health, pregnancy, STIs, Vicky Rideout, Well Being Trust

What if information spread more quickly than a virus?

March 24, 2011 By Susannah Fox 10 Comments

On March 11, the White House hosted an event to mark National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. The event was livestreamed from whitehouse.gov and is archived on YouTube: I have written before about the unique nature of conferences concerning sexually-transmitted infections, but I didn’t expect to hear the same frank talk at a White […]

Filed Under: policy issues, positive patterns Tagged With: HIV/AIDS, Pew Internet, STIs, White House

Going Viral Against HIV and STIs

December 10, 2010 By Susannah Fox 5 Comments

The New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute, in partnership with AIDS.gov, held a one-day forum on social media, HIV, and sexually transmitted infections (STI) that turned out to be an unfiltered discussion of love, truth, and technology. Why was it so smoking hot? And is this unique to conferences (or panels) about sexual […]

Filed Under: positive patterns Tagged With: AIDS.gov, cdc, GMHC, Harm Reduction Coalition, Hiv, HIV CIE, Kicesie Drew, Lee Aase, LoveHeals, Mayo Clinic, New York State, Pew Internet, Qpid.me, sexual health, STIs, susannah fox

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