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Angelina Jolie, BRCA1, Public Health, Patent Law — & the Empowered Patient

by David Harlow | May 20, 2013

Going public recently with her story of a prophylactic double mastectomy after testing positive for BRCA1 (a gene linked to breast cancer) via an op-ed piece in the New York Times, Angelina Jolie is clearly trying to get the message out that radical choices must...

Health Affairs: An Evidence-Based Approach To Communicating Health Care Evidence To Patients

by Kathleen O'Malley | Sep 27, 2012

This blogpost by Chuck Alston and Patrick McCabe originally appeared on the Health Affairs blog. Many thanks to SPM member Michael Millenson for alerting e-Patients.net to this piece. It has been 22 years since David M. Eddy — the heart surgeon turned...

Marya Zilberberg: ACOG’s dysmenorrhea FAQs: Evidence of propaganda?

by Kathleen O'Malley | Sep 26, 2012

Guest blogger Marya Zilberberg is the author of Between the Lines: Finding the Truth in Medical Literature. She originally posted this piece on her blog Healthcare, etc. I have been looking up information on endometriosis for a friend of mine, and came upon this from...

Susan Mende: Making Health Care Decisions Easier — and Reliable

by Kathleen O'Malley | Sep 14, 2012

Guest blogger Susan R. Mende, BSN, is a senior program officer at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation’s largest philanthropy devoted exclusively to health and health care. She is engaged in the Foundation’s efforts to help consumers take an active role in...

Nancy Finn: How Do Patients Make Good Choices?

by Kathleen O'Malley | Sep 13, 2012

Guest blogger Nancy B. Finn is a writer and thought leader on the impact of digital communication on organizational behavior, health care, and patient care. When you go to the supermarket, it is fairly easy to make good choices about which cereal or fruit to purchase....