Patient's focus leads to brain tumor detection
A 26-year-old doctoral student used his own health data to track an abnormality in his brain detected in 2008. His focus, monitoring and studying led to the discovery of a tennis ball-sized cancerous tumor.
Steven Keating’s experience points to the potential benefits of patients having full and easier access to their medical information.
Beth Walsh,
Editor
Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.