The New Social Diseases

Ah, I don’t mean “social diseases” as in that euphamism for sexually transmitted diseases - I mean social diseases meaning those which have a community component. To wit: ourhealthcircle.org, a new social-networking site around specific health or wellness topics. Sounds a lot like PatientsLikeMe, which I blogged about last month. One difference is the slightly broader spin of Our Health Circle.

My hunch: expect to see lots more of this sort of thing. My wish: that these won’t be merely 2.0 chat rooms, but will somehow find a way to compile and use the data.

Via ScienceRoll

Published by: tgoetz on June 25th, 2007 | Filed under Disease, Technology, Trends




2 Responses to “The New Social Diseases”

  1. Ben Heywood Says:
    June 25th, 2007 at 10:18 am

    Thomas,

    Thanks for the mention. I completely agree with your sentiment about using the data to improve human health – that is definitely one of our goals at PatientsLikeMe. We have already had some exciting science that is being led by patients that I would be happy to share with you.

    Keep up the good work,

    Ben

  2. Ann Rad Says:
    July 8th, 2007 at 12:38 am

    I also recommend www.mdjunction.com, which is a social networking site for online support groups. I’m a member of their NDPH support group.
    you can check it out, i think its very useful.

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