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Weekly Round Up

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Another week.. another round-up? Sadly not. After the busyness of the last two weeks, I am way behind with everything and to do the round-up justice I usually need to be able to… Continue reading

Head Up; Heart Strong #MedX

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  As I waited nervously back-stage to deliver my Ignite speech at the Stanford Medicine X conference last week, I watched the speaker before me on the monitor. His name was Matthew Dudley,… Continue reading

Speechless!

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*UPDATE* I received the following email from the marketing company. This shows once again the power of social media to amplify our voices and how much stronger we are when we stand together. Marie, On… Continue reading

Attn patients and carers: your help with a survey on what patients and carers WANT from health apps

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Here’s your chance to tell developers what you really want and need from health apps.

Monday Motivation

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Medicine X. I am really here!

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  I have to keep pinching myself to make sure I am not dreaming. I am finally here in beautiful (gosh it is beautiful) Palo Alto for the Medicine X conference. Before I… Continue reading

“The world is changing and the best way to start something big, is to start something small”

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The world is changing and the best way to start something big, is to start something small. This quote comes from an amazing lady who I had the good fortune to meet during my… Continue reading

Do not go where the path may lead

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Motivation Monday

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What I Wish People Knew About Depression

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My long-standing readers will know how much I admire Therese Borchard’s writing on depression – borne of the years of struggle with this insidious illness. This piece is something which needs to be… Continue reading