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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 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.
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.
presentationMar 9, 2010

Social Media & Young Adults: Challenges & Opportunities for STD Prevention

This panel discusses the opportunities and challenges presented by technology for STD prevention. Amanda presents Pew Internet’s latest data on the use of technology by teens and young adults for communicating, socializing and information gathering.
reportMar 4, 2010

All Together Now: The Internet Does Not Replace Health Professionals

The kinds of health information sought and found online are different from what people can glean from most traditional sources.
reportMar 3, 2010

Designing for Better Health

DiabetesMine and Project HealthDesign are just two examples of how design is taking center stage in health care initiatives. What else are you seeing? What else needs to be done?
reportMar 2, 2010

Support for Alternative Energy and Offshore Drilling

Overview The public continues to favor a wide range of government policies to address the nation’s energy supply. More than three-quarters of the public (78%) favors increasing federal funding for research on wind, solar and hydrogen technology. A large majority (70%) also favors spending more on subway, rail and bus systems. Both measures are little […]
reportMar 2, 2010

Support for Alternative Energy and Offshore Drilling

Americans strongly favor increased funding for research on wind, solar and hydrogen technology and more spending on mass transit, but majorities also support offshore drilling and nuclear power. Half have heard nothing at all about “cap and trade.”