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reportJul 17, 2008

Stem Cell Research at the Crossroads of Religion and Politics

Embryonic stem cell research, which uses special cells found in three- to five-day-old human embryos to seek cures for a host of chronic diseases, has sparked a major moral and political debate in the United States. In the 10 years since University of Wisconsin scientists announced they had harvested potentially life-saving cells from surplus embryos […]
reportJul 7, 2008

Patriotic Participation

Something important is afoot in the land when people are able to access and share “industrial strength” information instead of being satisfied with the “consumer strength” information previously offered to them.
reportJun 23, 2008

Participatory Medicine at NIH

I always suspect that audience members have as much to share as I have to say. So when Mary Madden and I received an invitation to speak at the Na…
reportJun 15, 2008

Information Therapy Conference

The Information Therapy conference just ended on Friday and my head is buzzing with a few favorite moments.
presentationJun 10, 2008

Participatory Medicine at NIH

In this presentation, Mary Madden and Susannah Fox discuss the rise of participatory medicine within the context of key internet demographics and emerging online trends.
reportMay 7, 2008

Participatory Medicine

Participatory medicine and why people are “looking for the mouse.”
reportApr 23, 2008

Are You Impatient for Doctor-Patient Email?

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 […]
reportApr 15, 2008

Health Care Consumerism

Deloitte has created a new health consumer typology that is worth checking out, despite their reliance on an online-only sample.
reportMar 24, 2008

Recruit doctors. Let e-patients lead. Go mobile.

E-patients are at the center of the health care revolution, but how will Health 2.0 attract and serve the majority, not just the elite?
reportMar 19, 2008

Public Continues to Fault Government for Troop Care

Summary of Findings A year after the problems at Walter Reed Army Medical Center and other military hospitals made major news, the public remains highly critical of the government’s performance in supporting and caring for soldiers who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan. Fully 72% say the government does not give enough support to soldiers […]