OrganizedWisdom Health Blog

Radio Interview: Unity Stoakes Discusses OrganizedWisdom's Agnostic Approach to Search with the BlogSoma Docs

I did a fun radio interview last night with Dr. Mark, Dr. Jeb and Professor Val from BlogSoma.  It was an intereting conversation about OrganizedWisdom and our approach to using human guides and physician reviewers to build our WisdomCards, and the different types of health topics including wellness, lifestyle and health education topics we're making available to health seekers. 

The segment is about 30 minutes long and you can get to the segment here.

Health 2.0 Taking Off in Germany

GIGAOM has an interesting post about Health 2.0 taking off in Germany.

It will be interesting to see how different countries manage health care innovations in the coming years.  Not only are the health care systems different from country to country, but there are also cultural and regulatory differences.  In particular in regards to how patient privacy is managed.

Read the post about what's going on in Germany here.

Giving Thanks is Good for You

Thanksgiving. It's a simple concept, really -- feeling and expressing gratitude for the positive things in our lives. Religious traditions, folk wisdom and self-help books encourage us to do this, and there's even scientific evidence that suggests being grateful is good for you.

So instead of complaining about my mother-in-law's stuffing and my dad's stubbornness in the matter of wearing his hearing aids, I will choose to be grateful for the many good people in my life, and for the opportunities I have.

OrganizedWisdom is a business, but it's also a mission. I'm excited about the work we've done so far to organized the world's health wisdom. It's a job that will never be done, and that's exciting too. I'm grateful for the opportunity to bring great information to people who need it, and for the chance to be part of the Health 2.0 movement.

Most of all, I'm grateful for the wonderful, smart, hard-working people who are part of our growing team. Our beta launch was a big success. We've gotten terrific feedback from everyone who's seen the site. Our work gets better with every new person who joins us. (Want to help? Consider becoming a Guide.) We're building something awesome here, and I'm thankful to be a part of it.

The Digital Health Revolution - Fard Johnmar Interviews Unity Stoakes

A few weeks ago Fard Johnmar, host of The Digital Health Revolution, interviewed me about OrganizedWisdom, Health 2.0, and the future of healthcare. It's a longform format (38 minutes!) so I was happy that we were able to dig into several important issues in detail. We welcome your feedback!

Health 2.0 Raises A Glass in NYC - And Launches A Community Blog!

The Health 2.0 movement is becoming more active all the time...and this week on the East Coast.

Indu Subaiya and Matthew Holt hosted a fun evening last night in NYC for the East Coast Health 2.0 crowd. Here's a few of Indu's pictures and the rest are posted on the Health 2.0 Facebook Group here.

In addition to spending quality time with the folks from Sermo, Virgin, New York Times Health, HealthCentral Network, Fard Johnmar from The Digital Health Revolution, HealthWorldWeb, and several investors and local entrepreneurs, we got to meet the new editor of www.health2blog.com, a community Health2.0 blog we look forward to reading daily and writing for...