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Monday, August 10, 2015

Google Trends - Web Search interest: ovarian cancer, lynch syndrome, BRCA mutation - Worldwide, 2004 - present



Google Trends -  click for more information eg. country

 

Google Trends - Web Search interest: ovarian cancer - Worldwide, 2004 - present



Google Trends (click for more information eg. country....)

 

The Arc of Health Literacy



JAMA Network

 It is a troubling paradox. In the midst of rapid expansion of medical knowledge intended to benefit many, too few actually understand medical information well enough to improve their health. A landmark 2006 report notes that only about 12% of US adults had a proficient state of health literacy whereby “individuals can obtain, process and understand the basic health information and services they need to make appropriate health decisions.”1......

Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice - deadlines



The Commonwealth Fund


The Commonwealth Fund's Harkness Fellowships in Health Care Policy and Practice provide a unique opportunity for mid-career health services researchers and practitioners from Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom to spend up to 12 months in the United States, conducting original research and working with leading U.S. health policy experts. Read a Harkness Fellowships brochure for more information.

2016-17 Harkness Application deadlines:

September 8, 2015: Australia and New Zealand
November 16, 2015: Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom

About the Fellowship.....

LifeLabs to make patients’ test results available online (Ontario/B.C.) note - comments



 Blogger's Note: LifeLabs is already experiencing technical issues (1:04 pm EST August 10th - advised to try tomorrow afternoon)

Toronto Star

Effective Ovarian Cancer Treatment Is Underused, Study Finds - The New York Times



The New York Times