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    Obama’s Ratings Remain High Despite Some Policy Concerns

    Overview A solid majority of Americans (61%) continue to approve of Barack Obama’s job performance, although they express mixed views of several of his policies. An important positive sign for Obama is the public’s continued optimism that his policies will improve the economy – fully 65% express this view. A smaller majority (55%) is optimistic […]

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    The Future of Personal Health Records

    A hearing was held to discover privacy, security, and confidentiality issues around personal health records, social media, and the future of medicine.

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    Swine Flu Coverage around the World

    The swine flu story quickly topped the American media agenda when the story broke in late April. How did coverage in other countries compare with the U.S.? Was there any correlation between the number of confirmed cases and quantity or nature of coverage? How did Spanish-language media in the U.S. react? A new report examining press coverage of the outbreak in several countries offers answers.

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    Search: “Swine Flu”

    The public ranks the internet most useful as a source of information on the virus. Where and how are people finding flu facts online?

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    Navigating the New Health Care Delivery System

    Technology is changing how patients navigate their health care experience. New survey data shows how e-patients are using social media to connect to each other and to information.

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    A Portrait of Unauthorized Immigrants in the United States

    The nation’s 11.9 million unauthorized immigrants are more geographically dispersed than in the past, according to a new demographic and geographic analysis of this group that includes population and labor force estimates for each state.

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    Teens and Social Media: An Overview

    This talk presents an overview of Pew Internet project data on teens and social media, including teen tech tool ownership, communication patterns over social networks and mobile phones as well analysis of how young adults 18-29 seeking health info…