More Doctors are Sharing Their Experiences Using Blogs
Doctors are increasingly telling all through blogs, sometimes anonymously and with altered facts. About 1 percent of all blogs deal with health, according to a 2006 study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Many are by consumers writing about their own health issues, but the numbers of health care providers who are blogging is steadily growing. Some doctor blogs are intended for the broader public. However, many, especially those by anonymous writers, feature doctors venting about patients, hospitals, insurers and malpractice lawyers to each other. Others dissect health news or health policy debates.
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