{"id":3992,"date":"2009-12-04T00:13:41","date_gmt":"2009-12-04T05:13:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pmedicine.org\/epatients\/?p=3992"},"modified":"2009-12-04T00:29:51","modified_gmt":"2009-12-04T05:29:51","slug":"health-news-review-launches-new-site-with-improved-e-patient-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/participatorymedicine.org\/epatients\/2009\/12\/health-news-review-launches-new-site-with-improved-e-patient-training.html","title":{"rendered":"Health News Review launches new site with improved e-patient training"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Gary Schwitzer on the cover of Minnesota magazine<\/p><\/div>\n

There’s a new resource for a vital e-patient skill: reading health news responsibly. It helps us be smarter before we bring new findings to the attention of other patients and our providers – not to mention smarter for our own benefit.<\/p>\n

When “Doc Tom” Ferguson defined “e-patient” in the 1990s, “Educated” wasn’t one of his e’s. (He said “empowered, engaged, equipped, enabled.”) But today educated is increasingly true: The internet makes it feasible for ordinary people to become seriously educated. And this new site will help.<\/p>\n

Health News Review<\/strong> is easily the best website around for training e-patients how to scrutinize health news. They regularly review news stories about health issues, and give concrete details on why some articles are great and others stink – sometimes dangerously so. I consider it a “must read” site.<\/p>\n

Today site editor Gary Schwitzer launched a new version of the site, with a section dedicated to the ten things he says should be covered in every responsible story about a treatment:
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