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Caregivers Online

by | Jul 12, 2012

A new Pew Internet/California HealthCare Foundation report is out today: Family Caregivers Online. I thought I’d give some background on why we did the study and a few key take-aways. Caregivers are alpha geeks of health care 30% of U.S. adults are currently...

CureTogether acquired by 23andme

by | Jul 10, 2012

Big news today in the health geek world: CureTogether has been acquired by 23andme. For those just tuning in, CureTogether enables people to track and share their personal wellness experiments so that others can benefit from what they learn. 23andme enables anyone who...

Bowling Alone, Healing Together

by | Jun 26, 2012

One year ago, I read a JAMA commentary that was so good I had to stand up while I was reading it: Are Patients Knights, Knaves, or Pawns? I blogged about it here (touching off a heated discussion) and started an email correspondence with one of the authors, Sachin...

Watson: a love story

by | Jun 11, 2012

Before you read this post, think of a time when you had a crush on someone. Think about that swirl of emotions, the highs and the lows. That’s where I was a couple weeks ago, except it wasn’t about a person. I fell hard for Watson, IBM’s hot new outboard brain. I’d...

Unpacking self-tracking

by | Jun 7, 2012

I tweeted a stat this week which garnered some sharp critiques:   1 in 4 U.S. internet users track their own health data online – @pewinternet pewrsr.ch/khtiMB #healthdata — SusannahFox (@SusannahFox) June 5, 2012 Please help me improve how Pew Internet...

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