Wendy Harpham on Healthy Survivorship

Shame and Healthy Survivorship

I regularly troll social media and online patient stories, mining for insights about Healthy Survivorship. A most disturbing phenomenon in that context continues: cyber-bullying.

Wise Words

Two news stories today contain words of wisdom for Healthy Survivors.

Empowered Patients

My Empowered Patients Change National Guidelines post concluded, "Patients really can help facilitate progress in medicine."

Here's the key: It's not how loudly patients push their agendas, but how well.

Empowered Patients Change National Cancer Guidelines

The notion of "empowered patients" brings to mind people actively involved in their day-to-day medical care. But it can mean more. Read this story in CURE magazine and NPR about a group of patients with metastatic lung cancer that took on the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) and won.

What Does It Mean to be Healthy in 2015?

In Healthy in a Falling Apart Sort of Way, health journalist Jane Brody encourages us to ask what it means to be healthy.