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Doing Your Part

This guest blog was submitted by Patient Power’s Senior Producer Jamie Machala

Today I went in for my yearly well-woman exam. Being that it’s my first blog is that TMI? I guess so, but that’s beside the point. Because of my job and my family history, I tend to be very diligent about my health, [...]

CLL Patients: Doing Our Part

The Value of “Harvard with Heart”

I have been in hot, sunny Phoenix for a couple of days (it’s been 94 degrees, which local people think is cool for this time of year). I have attended the first annual Healthcare New Media Conference attended by online leaders from many major medical centers across the country. The differing views and activities have [...]

The Patient’s Perspective Should Come First

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Colitis in the “Rear View Mirror”

Okay, I know this headline has double meaning when we are talking about ulcerative colitis where inflammation plagues the colon. In this case I am not talking about medical exams, I am talking about the stories of two women, each plagued by real problems from colitis for years, who are now doing great. It’s not [...]

Bada Bing! We’re Tops in Health Search

I am so excited! As you may know, Microsoft is launching its revved up search engine, “bing,” in an effort to finally do some catching up on Google and, if their dream can come true, surpass them. The hope is that “bing it” will become common in our language just like “google it” has.

Bing [...]

High Tech Medicine: What’s Really Important?

High Tech Medicine: What’s Really Important? from Patient Power® on Vimeo.

There are an increasing number of ads on the radio about how this medical center or that one has the latest and greatest new high tech medical device, but as the patient the important thing is not just a fancy piece of technology, [...]