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I’ve written before about the rapid growth of genetic testing companies that will test for genetic indicators of everything from paternity to 3 billion base full genome dumps, all for a price. And I reported last week on the study published in JAMA that about how unprepared physicians are to deal with genetic testing. The tribulation continues with an article ...

So I got invited to talk about User Generated Content at the National Volunteer Health Association next week. I am really excited to speak to them about what we are doing with User Generated Content and building community around it. From SharingHope.TV to our YouTube channel I think we have really embraced this social software as a mechanism for change ...

As many of you know we launched SharingHope.TV last week to the Tech Community at SXSW. While our site is geektastic I also wanted to remind everyone what the site is really about. Helping people tell their stories. Check out the decision making that blogger Susan Reynolds went through once she talked to her Doctor. Some powerful stuff……

I’ve posted a couple of comments in recent months on the rapidity with which genetic testing is coming to the consumer market (1, 2). The plummeting cost of gene sequencing is spurring entrepreneurs to offer various testing services online. It can run from testing a few well-known trouble spots to whole genome sequencing. Various health authorities have questioned whether or ...