Science Issues

As part of a panel on privacy, security, and confidentiality, Susannah Fox discussed the "shadow economy" of health data that has sprung up, with all the dangers and opportunities of an unregulated market.

Why do fewer Americans believe the earth is warming? A range of possibilities, including a sour economy and, perhaps, a cooler than normal summer in parts of the U.S., may provide an explanation.

New trend charts showing how e-patients use the internet and search for health information online.

Connected patients spread new ideas, new treatments, and new ways of approaching a condition. Put them on your team.

Overview There has been a sharp decline over the past year in the percentage of Americans who say there is solid evidence that global temperatures are rising. And fewer also see global warming as a very serious problem – 35% say that today, down from 44% in April 2008. The latest national survey by the […]

There has been a sharp decline in the percentage of Americans who say there is solid evidence that global temperatures are rising. Still, there is more support than opposition for cap and trade policy.

Fewer than half of the public would get a swine flu vaccine if it were available to them.

In this talk to medical librarians, Lee Rainie covered how e-patients and their caregivers have become a force in the medical world. In addition, he looked at the many ways that e-patients are using the internet to research and respond to their he...

Health 2.0: User-Generated Healthcare showcased patient advocates and their use of technology in pursuit of better health. Susannah Fox provided context for the discussion based on a national survey of people living with chronic conditions.

Susannah Fox presented the latest findings on the internet's impact on health and health care, including an early look at new data showing how people living with chronic conditions gather and share information online.