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Re: Special Telemedicine Series: Can telehealth help address the social determinants of health?

carmen2u — Fri, 22 Mar 2019 20:17:55 -0000

Love this episode. Keep it up.

Re: Improve Care With a Great Conversation

carmen2u — Wed, 25 Oct 2017 10:18:43 -0000

Great focus on patient-centered conversations. Yes, capture the crucial data, but a great visit, as Dr. Buse says, is all about the conversation. Preach!

Re: Up Close: Trump's call for banning Muslims from entering U.S.

carmen2u — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 14:12:08 -0000

Thanks, Bill for the illuminating interviews from the Muslim and secular communities. We need more programs like this that de-mystify the debunik the rhetoric.

Re: Medi-Cal Comes to Main Street - CHCF.org

carmen2u — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 00:03:05 -0000

The role of government in supporting the public's health is well documented through Medicaid. Nice article in summarizing its value.

Re: Susannah Fox, Chief Technology Officer, HHS

carmen2u — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 21:51:24 -0000

I am excited about Ms. Fox's new post. She's a dynamic and tireless advocate of social tools for the social good. Thanks for the interview.

Re: 31511

carmen2u — Thu, 04 Sep 2014 23:26:20 -0000

Thanks for the live coverage. I found the questions to be hard-hitting. No one was spared. Thankfully, the candidates did their part to answer with substance, for the most part. I felt that I got clear distinctions on large and small issues (plastic bags, high-speed rail, job creation, etc.).

Re: How Much Should You Know About How Facebook Works?

carmen2u — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:50:34 -0000

Given the idiocy of Facebook to test how it could manipulate emotions and think somehow that informed consent was not warranted, every executive there ought to read the Belmont Report. Also, they ought to review the canon on prior experiments which led to the Belmont Report.

Re: Emerging California solar plants scorch birds in mid-air

carmen2u — Tue, 19 Aug 2014 13:10:07 -0000

Maybe the solar panels can be rotated 90 degrees in waves so the burns don't have them shining and burning them non-stop.

Re: It's Okay To Be Smart • smartereveryday: Have you ever been stung by a...

carmen2u — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 20:27:52 -0000

How is it that a jellyfish doesn't sting itself inadvertently?

Re: ScratchJr: Coding for Kindergarten

carmen2u — Sat, 02 Aug 2014 16:44:39 -0000

I am wondering what sorts of adaptations of Scratch Jr could be done to make coding accessible to the elderly. Many are technophobic. This approach is non-threatening and democratizes coding.

Re: Rare disease patients are talking – are you listening?

carmen2u — Tue, 04 Feb 2014 15:34:25 -0000

I agree with you both. New partnerships are certainly needed. I am encouraged by a recent announcement in November by Pfizer, Eli LIlly, and Novartis to build an open platform that uses a patient’s Blue Button clinical data (providers that have an EHR and have pledged to share patient data with patients) to match him or her with appropriate clinical trials. Pfizer has stated that they think their use of Blue Button will allow any patient who has access to their Blue Button data to discover and learn about relevant clinical trials, based on a trial’s target profile criteria. The intention is that this new platform will help to expand the overall pool of potential patients and increase the likelihood of a match. This is scheduled to launch in spring of 2014. Perhaps such tools may help bridge the gap btween patients with rare diseases and researchers.

Re: Digging In

carmen2u — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 17:14:39 -0000

Charlie,

Thank you for this blog. Talk about hitting the "reset button." Affirming what is important in this world sometimes takes a longer journey than expected. I just got my wake-up call, courtesy of your post.

Many thanks,
Carmen

Re: ZDoggMD on MSNBC Live!

carmen2u — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 13:50:03 -0000

Dr. Damania a.k.a. ZDoggMD, thank you for your consistent work in prevention health. Changing public behaviors has to include appeals to the heart, as you mentioned. You offer one of the more compelling models in medicine. After you tackle flu vaccines and obesity (as one commenter noted here), think about colorectal cancer screening. Knowing how you operate, I'm sure it is on your hit list.

Best wishes,
Carmen

Re: Trader Joe's raises price of Two-Buck Chuck

carmen2u — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:04:37 -0000

I will suggest "Half Sawbuck Chuck".

Re: Is FDA keeping social media from taking flight in pharma?

carmen2u — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:34:58 -0000

Ryan,

Delay is undermining the government's credibility. Back in Nov. 2009, the FDA held its first hearing on social media, followed by a 90-day comment period. Several stakeholders, including myself and several colleagues, offered ideas on how to properly harness the medium in the clinical research arena. One of our suggestions included using the FDA's guidelines on radio/TV in adapting a social media framework. For example, if a set of facts were approved by the IRB in advance, then as long as faithful adherence was provided on a social media platform, pharmaceutical companies could directly recruit for studies. How's that for efficiency? I am sure there are many suggestions the FDA could adopt to help it formulate a constructive policy on social media, but forever postponing its rules is not one of them.

Keep the pressure on,
Carmen

Re: Ars Vita

carmen2u — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:53:02 -0000

Alas, our primordial brain will always crave more pleasure no matter how comfortable our present status. Without re-engineering our primitive selves, we are coded toward hedonism. It is a tough world for stoics and ascetics.

Re: What we are about: Occupy Healthcare

carmen2u — Mon, 29 Oct 2012 17:17:09 -0000

Built upon solid principles and advanced with true collaborative spirit, I find that OH has helped to shine a light on best practices, foster awareness of legislative and practical models supporting health and access, while creating a welcome place for like-minded individuals. Thank you for your leadership, Ben, in seeing what we all wanted to create, but didn't exactly know where to start.

Re: Beyond pink

carmen2u — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 10:25:11 -0000

Laura,

What an enormous gift you have provided to our #OccupyHealthcare community. Stage IV cancer is a terrible menace that must be dealt with demonstrable scientific studies. Thanks you for articulating what so many others know needs to be done.

Warm regards,
Carmen

Re: SXSW PanelPicker

carmen2u — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:42:13 -0000

This looks to be a must-see session at SXSW. Important info for healthcare advocates, practitioners, and industry professionals alike.

Re: Sẽ Komen thực sự có lãnh đạo mới?

carmen2u — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:31:35 -0000

As usual, you hit the nail on the head, Brenda. For Brinker to pursue strategy and fundraising is the whole shebang of an organization's direction and focus. In times of peril, there are opportunities for breakthrough advances. Wouldn't it be refreshing to see Brinker invite additional members to her board from the larger breast cancer community, including those most critical? Wouldn't it be transformative for the organization to take an accounting and admit it can do better? Surely. But don't hold your breath. That would require real leadership.

Re: The change we need: hospice and palliative care, and patient empowerment

carmen2u — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 16:12:25 -0000

As someone on Twitter once said, "raise your hand if you're not going to die." That is sufficient reason to support and raise awareness about hospice and palliative care.

Re: Should a blog be included on a law firm website to provide clients a one-stop-shop?

carmen2u — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 23:22:40 -0000

Are lawyers ever critiqued on Yelp or Angie's List? My sense is that a layman's reference site may be helpful to the average lawyer and that every client should be invited to offer up an honest assessment of their lawyer's efforts, good and bad. That gives a more authentic and reliable impression for consumers to review.

Re: NYU releases list of ’100 Outstanding Journalists’

carmen2u — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:17:04 -0000

Wow, no Latinos. What about Ruben Salazar and his reporting on the Chicano Movement and the anti-war movement of the 60s and 70s? Come on now.

Re: Is Pfizer’s Virtual Clinical Trial Model a Failure?

carmen2u — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 19:11:03 -0000

Great post, Rahlyn. My thoughts are that Pfizer approached this digital initiative with the hopes that digital media could self-recruit. They learned the hard way that this medium hasn't achieved critical mass. Moreover, I fear they may be focusing on recruitment without thinking about retention. Thankfully, you noted that they are surveying current study volunteers to improve their process. Let's hope they are asking the right questions that are not short-sighted. Ideally, rather than re-make the wheel, it would be prudent if Pfizer reached out to patient recruitment experts who could save them time and effort in honing their strategy. Alas, recruitment and retention are the after-thoughts in the clinical research equation to pharma's peril.

Re: http://www.underpaidgenius.com/post/18665674669

carmen2u — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 11:43:46 -0000

I see a concurrent opportunity for new legal models of co-habitation. The biggest issues regarding the marriage revolve around property and inheritance rights. If we had "checkboxes" for shorter ties, as in a 5-year relationship for starting families, then people would have more options without the need for marriage. What if I want my best friend, not my lover, to decide issues of medical emergency care? What if I want my niece and nephews to inherit my property, not my mate? All these choices should be made available by the state for greater personal control. I can imagine a system that asks high school seniors to complete a checklist and to re-evaluate it every 5 years to keep pace with their evolving lives and priorities.