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reportMay 11, 2010

Oil Spill Seen As Ecological Disaster

Americans are critical of the government’s response to the environmental disaster in the Gulf, but even more so of BP. Support for offshore oil drilling is down, though Republican opinion is unchanged.
reportMay 11, 2010

Oil Spill Seen As Ecological Disaster

Americans are critical of the government’s response to the environmental disaster in the Gulf, but even more so of BP. Support for offshore oil drilling is down, though Republican opinion is unchanged.
reportMay 11, 2010

Frequently Asked (But Unanswered) Questions About E-Patients

As I’ve written before, I love questions. It’s an honor to be handed someone’s nascent idea and to help them shape it (which is what I think a question really is). But this time I’m asking for YOUR input.
reportMay 5, 2010

The Power of Data and the Power of One

If someone is motivated enough to dig, interested enough to analyze, and knowledgeable enough about their chosen topic to see data with fresh eyes, they can start a revolution…
presentationApr 26, 2010

Preventing Stroke and Heart Disease: Connecting Traditional and Emerging Communication Approaches to Change Behavior

Highlights from some of the key presentations made at a National Institutes of Health workshop held in November 2009.
presentationApr 23, 2010

A conversation with Thomas Goetz and Susannah Fox

A conversation with Susannah Fox and Thomas Goetz, executive editor of Wired Magazine, at the Pew Research Center in Washington DC.
presentationApr 6, 2010

Patients and Online Communities

What does the internationalization of information mean for patients and health professionals? What are the strengths – and weaknesses – of online patient communities?
reportApr 1, 2010

Public Support For Legalizing Medical Marijuana

Overview With a growing number of states moving to legalize medical marijuana, nearly three-quarters of Americans (73%) say they favor their state allowing the sale and use of marijuana for medical purposes if it is prescribed by a doctor, while 23% are opposed. Support for legalizing medical marijuana spans all major political and demographic groups, […]
reportMar 24, 2010

Chronic Disease in Data and Narrative

The back-story on the report, “Chronic Disease and the Internet,” including answers to questions about probability vs. causality and why we included quotes from patients throughout the analysis.
reportMar 24, 2010

Chronic Disease and the Internet

People living with chronic disease are disproportionately offline. And yet, those who are online have a trump card: They have each other. They gather and share information; they learn from their peers; and they just keep going.