Susannah Fox

Technology is changing how patients navigate their health care experience. New survey data shows how e-patients are using social media to connect to each other and to information.

New survey data shows that not only is there a participatory class of citizen, but there is a participatory class of patient.

People like our new topic-driven navigation and updated design. The main comment: More! Users want to see even more participation and more free data.

The Pew Internet Project studies the social impact of the internet. All of our reports, presentations, and data sets dating back to the year 2000 are available for free. Our mission is to make it easy for people to find – and share – our research.

An ABCNews.com story quotes Pew Internet's research about how many people look online for information about doctors and hospitals.

Wondering how to describe social media and Web 2.0? Trying to figure out what happens next? Read Bruce Sterling's latest speech, "The Brief But Glorious Life of Web 2.0, and What Comes After."

Medpedia launched this week, prompting questions from many corners about how it fits in to the current realities of the health care world.

Lee Rainie's speech at the Integrated Media Association meeting was a hit on Twitter.

As of December 2008, 11% of online American adults said they used a service like Twitter or another service that allowed them to share updates about themselves or to see the updates of others.

One in ten Americans is living with a rare disorder. The internet can be a vital source of information for people who may never have otherwise met someone else with their disease or condition.