BACKGROUND In developing the PatientsLikeMe online platform for patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), we required a patient-reported assessment of functional status that was easy to complete and identified disability in domains other than walking. Existing measures of functional status were inadequate, clinician-reported, focused on walking, and burdensome to complete. In response, we develope...

Despite increased availability of online promotional tools for prescription drug marketers, evidence on online prescription drug promotion is far from settled or conclusive. We highlight ways in which online prescription drug promotion is similar to conventional broadcast and print advertising and ways in which it differs. We also highlight five key areas for future research: branded drug websi...

BACKGROUND In the United States, cancer is common, with high morbidity and mortality; cancer incidence varies between states. Online searches reflect public awareness, which could be driven by the underlying regional cancer epidemiology. OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to characterize the relationship between cancer incidence and online Google search volumes in the United States for ...

Article history: Received 15 November 2013 Accepted 9 December 2013 Available online 27 December 2013 Submitted by R. Brualdi MSC: 05C50 15A16 82C20

Article history: Received 28 January 2011 Received in revised form 28 March 2011 Accepted 22 April 2011 Available online 29 April 2011 Communicated by R. Wu

Article history: Received 21 April 2008 Accepted 30 March 2009 Available online 9 May 2009 Submitted by R. Brualdi AMS classification: 15A22 37J25 47A75

Article history: R Received 3 June 2015 Received in revised form 17 June 2015 Accepted 1 August 2015 Available online 15 October 2015

Article history: R Received 25 April 2014 Received in revised form 8 May 2014 Accepted 20 July 2014 Available online 18 August 2014

Article history: Received 31 March 2015 Received in revised form 18 June 2015 Accepted 30 June 2015 Available online 2 July 2015 Communicated by R. Wu

Article history: Received 23 August 2014 Accepted 1 August 2015 Available online xxxx Submitted by R. Brualdi MSC: 05C50 05C65 05C22