by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. | Sep 19, 2008
Why is Steve Case’s online health venture already looking to sell itself, just a year and a half after it launched? Yet another tale of hubris in the e-health sector. Back in 1999, I left the mental health site I founded — the largest site of its kind at...
by e-Patient Dave | Sep 18, 2008
In today’s Windows Secrets, Stuart Johnston writes about the pros and cons of having our health data out on the Internet, as proposed by Google Health and Microsoft HealthVault. Quotes: “Selling prescription records is a multibillion-dollar-a-year...
by Susannah Fox | Aug 25, 2008
Is it “disordered” behavior to Google your doctor? An article in JAMA suggests that doctors be on their guard. The Journal of the American Medical Association recently published an article about how doctors should be aware of how they are portrayed online...
by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. | Jul 22, 2008
A new study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR) suggests that inaccurate medical information is easily found and regurgitated by students. But the topic the study chose to study — vaccines — has been under increasing scrutiny and...
by Dan Hoch | Jul 10, 2008
In a piece in the New York Times 7/9/08 (Abuses are Found in Online Sales of Medication) a report (also out Weds) from Columbia University is described. According to the authors, 85% of online sites that sell medications directly to the public do not require a...
by e-Patient Dave | Jul 3, 2008
Today’s entry in the CNN.com “Empowered Patient” series, by medical correspondent Elizabeth Cohen, is titled Empowered heroes’ hard lessons now help others:This week, as we reflect on American heroes, we’re saluting a few “patient...
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