Neurofibromatosis Social Media Trends
According to a new survey, neurofibromatosis (NF) patients use NF-related social media for information gathering more than emotional support.
View ArticleBook Review: The Creative Destruction of Medicine
The new paradigm for medicine that Eric Topol draws in this book could, if fully realized, deliver better health, faster and at lower cost, than at any time in human history.
View ArticleBook Review: Let Patients Help!
This book gives readers a basic toolbox to become engaged consumers of health care. Conversational and readable, it's a good starting point for those seeking to understand what impact engagement and...
View ArticleBook Review: Chronic Resilience
This is the first book I've read that highlights the strength gained when going through a traumatic event, and teaches the reader to apply it to living with a chronic illness.
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This book challenges the conventional wisdom about the causes and treatments of asthma by describing the treatment protocol the author has used successfully on some of his patients – namely a course of...
View ArticleBook Review: The Girl on the 6th Floor
Written by the father of an encephalitis survivor, this book shows participatory medicine at its best.
View ArticleInternational Workshop on Infrastructures for Health Care: Patient-Centered...
Technology is allowing more and more patients to become health data "prosumers" (producers and consumers), potentially promoting richer, more participatory forms of patient-doctor relations. But...
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