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Feb 08 2026
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If You Have a Body, You’re an Athlete: Training for MS

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Former Nike exec Mark Hochgesang interviews Danny on Heavy Hitter Sports Podcast about MS & being an adaptive athlete. Just back from Belize! Training works.

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Jan 17 2026
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Trust Me, I’m Deciding. When Data Meets Doubt.

By Danny van Leeuwen Advocate, Podcasts, Video

Trust: 120 episodes and still learning. This time: how we decide to act on health data. It’s messy. Let’s wade in together.

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Dec 28 2025
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Retirement Improvisation – Onward: 2025 Holiday Letter

By Danny van Leeuwen Advocate, ePatient, Family man, Informaticist, Musician, Podcasts, Traveler, Video

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Health Hats Danny celebrates 50 – years with his honey & pounds lost. With gratitude for privilege, & best health thru family, media, music, travel, & advocacy.

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Nov 23 2025
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A Third on the Shelf: Rethinking Power in Community Research

By Danny van Leeuwen Advocate, ePatient, Podcasts, Researcher, Video

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Kirk & Lacy on shifting research funding away from federal grants: what happens to community partnerships when the money—and the rules—change?

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Nov 02 2025
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Give Me My Damn Data. Then What? Managing Permissions.

By Danny van Leeuwen Advocate, Consumer, ePatient, Informaticist, Podcasts, Researcher, Video

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Your health data belongs to you—but how can you share it safely? Fabienne Bourgeois, MD, exposes the complex truth about privacy, permissions, and data control.

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Oct 06 2025
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Catch-22.0: AI Creates Problems It Solves

By Danny van Leeuwen Advocate, Consumer, Informaticist, Podcasts, Researcher, Video

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Healthcare AI isn’t a tech problem—it’s a mirror reflecting how our health system already fails. Uncomfortable truths from Datapalooza 2025.

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Sep 07 2025
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Letter: Trust Me, I’m Skeptical

By Danny van Leeuwen Advocate, ePatient, Leader, Podcasts, Video

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Letters beat emails for trustworthiness. A gullible skeptic reflects on navigating trust in a 50-year marriage, and the energy cost of distrust.

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Aug 10 2025
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Listen First, Lead Together: Advocacy and Power Dynamics

By Danny van Leeuwen Advocate, Consumer, Leader, Podcasts, Video

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Ronda Alexander on strategies to build inclusive health coalitions, manage power dynamics, center marginalized voices, & design sustainable governance.

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Jul 19 2025
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Never leave your shit on someone else’s farm!

By Danny van Leeuwen Advocate, Leader, Podcasts, Video

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Exploring bird flu prevention with farm owner Shannon Hayes. Discover boot washing, flock protection with coyotes, and best practices in biosecurity.

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Jun 21 2025
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First We Listen, Then We Act. Informatics in Decision-Making

By Danny van Leeuwen Advocate, Clinician, Informaticist, Leader, Podcasts, Video

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MS patient turned healthcare disruptor shares why your biggest “problem users” are actually your most valuable system improvers.

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