Cancer 2.0
A summary of recent research related to cancer and the internet.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
A summary of recent research related to cancer and the internet.
Speaking to the senior staff of the National Library of Medicine last week was like going before the best kind of murder board. Our jumping-off point was the Pew Internet Project’s latest research on internet penetration, mobile use, and the socia…
The Gov 2.0 Expo was a smorgasbord of policy, technology, and citizen engagement. Aaron Smith and Susannah Fox share their notes.
Search is central to health information gathering. Now search sites are guiding consumers to safe, trusted health websites. Is that such a bad thing?
The kinds of health information sought and found online are different from what people can glean from most traditional sources.
Susannah Fox delivered a guest lecture for a history of medicine course regarding the role of the internet in health care over the last 15 years.
The FDA should hear about the reality of the information marketplace, which is increasingly mobile and social, not about the past failings of consumers to check the source and date of health information online.
As part of a panel on privacy, security, and confidentiality, Susannah Fox discussed the “shadow economy” of health data that has sprung up, with all the dangers and opportunities of an unregulated market.
Susannah Fox will present data about the impact of the internet on health and health care to a meeting of the HIT Policy Committee, convened by David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., National Coordinator…
Alicia Chang’s story on doctor-patient email has generated quite a bit of coverage and comment across the Web. Secure email is just one facet of e-health, of course. For more discussion of technology’s role in health care, check out these recent essays posted on some influential blogs: Realizing the Power of PHRs Ending Secrecy: Physician […]
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