by Casey Quinlan | Nov 18, 2013 |
In 1517, Martin Luther nailed his “Ninety-Five Theses” to the wooden doors of Wittenberg Cathedral, sparking a global reformation of the Christian faith that’s still going on today. In the 1950s and 1960s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. worked to drive inclusion for all in... by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. | Aug 27, 2013 |
A few months ago, I complained about the layout of one of my doctor’s offices. There’s a rough layout drawing of the office waiting area to the side there. I’m standing just in front of the number 1, while people are sitting along the wall behind me.... by e-Patient Dave | Jul 15, 2013 |
Just a quick note on something I’m happy to say we’ve been hollering here for years: A lot of what passes for “evidence” from peer reviewed medical journals is scientifically weak, and has never been verified by an independent lab. That means... by e-Patient Dave | Jun 17, 2013 |
Last year during TEDMED 2012, in “The cancer at the core of evidence-based medicine”: Ben Goldacre on the missing data, we covered the vitally important news that a lot of medical research has gone missing, leading to a severely corrupted foundation for evidence-based... 
by Susannah Fox | May 28, 2013 |
The Pew Research Center will release a new report about caregivers in June. As we prepare, I’m looking for stories to share with reporters so they can better understand the context for our data. If you have experience caring for a family member, a friend, or a... by Susannah Fox | Feb 9, 2013 |
For over a year I’ve been the accidental manager of a community garden. All I did — I swear — is point out an open plot of land and people started pitching in, planting, asking friends to join them. All of a sudden we’d transformed a bare patch... by e-Patient Dave | Feb 6, 2013 |
Major typo fix, 3:23pm – “they’re giving” is not same as “they’re given”! Sorry. This note arrived today from the Institute of Medicine. I’m in DC at the moment, at a big briefing by the Health Affairs policy journal... by Kathleen O'Malley | Feb 5, 2013 |
Guest blogger Cristin Lind is an e-caregiver and e-patient; her personal blog is called Durga’s Toolbox. When trying to find a definition for what real patient- or family-centered care looks like, I can easily to get caught up in inspirational jargon. But a... by e-Patient Dave | Jan 18, 2013 |
SPM member Marge Benham-Hutchins (see her December post) spotted this item. It’s a vital point for patient and family awareness, leading to patient engagement – patients as responsible drivers of their health. I added the italics below. From a recent... by Susannah Fox | Dec 28, 2012 |
I was curious to see which were the top 5 posts, traffic-wise, and figured readers might be interested, too. Here’s the line-up: #1: Open knowledge saves lives. Oppose H.R. 3699! by Gilles Frydman The e-patients.net post with the highest number of views is a...
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