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Mar 10 2026
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Transparency in AI: How the Sausage Gets Made

By Danny van Leeuwen Caregiver, ePatient, Informaticist, Podcasts, Researcher No Comments

Transparency sounds simple until you’re standing in a meatpacking plant. Health Hats digs into what we want to know—and why it matters.

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Mar 01 2026
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Crutches, Caves, and Currents: Tubing in Belize

By Danny van Leeuwen Podcasts, Traveler, Video No Comments

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Health Hats walks & floats through ancient Maya caves in Belize with forearm crutches, teamwork, trust, and shared decision-making every step of the way.

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

By Danny van Leeuwen Podcasts, Traveler

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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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