2. I track myself every day
• Chronic pain symptoms, supplements, mood, sex life
• Genetics research and bioinformatics background
• WebMD and DailyStrength, no patient data sites!
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7. Culture of participation
• Started with 3
conditions, now 300
Data growth 25% per month
• 100+ measures tracked:
calories to chronic pain
• Medium-term: genomics,
streaming biometrics
8. What this means for
the future of health
• Self-organized clinical trials -
lithium trial
• Social Data Network - private
individual, open aggregate
• Personalized medicine - which
treatment will work for my
symptoms?
9. Find me online
• alexandra@curetogether.com
• curetogether.com/blog
• @accarmichael on Twitter