Working Together to Improve Online Health Info

A quick look at the health headlines on Google News this afternoon turned up the following headlines: “Diabetes shame plus denial a risky combo”; “As listeria death toll hits 29, question becomes: When will it end?”; and “Ridding body of old ‘zombie’ cells slows aging process, study shows.” Living in a bubble can start to sound pretty good.

According to a Pew Internet report published in May, “The Social Life of Health Information, 2011,” 59 percent of all adults have looked online for information about any of 15 topics related to a disease or a treatment.