“Whom Do You Tell When You’re Sick? Maybe Everyone You Know” (NYT)

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There’s an interesting article in last Saturday’s New York Times about whether you should tell others you have an illness or medical condition. See:

www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/style/health-sick-illness-medical-conditions-social-media.html

Whom Do you Tell When You’re Sick? Maybe Everyone You Know
by Bruce Feiler
New York Times
March 4, 2017

The author asks:  “So in our time of radical disclosure, how should patients evaluate the risks and benefits of sharing medical information?”

Five concepts are addressed:

  • You might save your life.
  • Keep calm and lurk.
  • Tweet defensively.
  • Control your surrogates.
  • Victim no more.

The article is worth reading.

Robin