Public engagement in medicine: Citizen science and government initiatives
The article considers three forms of public engagement in biomedical research and practice - medical crowdsourcing, the DIY movement (do-it-yourself) and the UK National Health Service project «Care.data». Two approaches to the potential and prospects of various citizen science projects in the field of health care have been identified. Both the critical remarks of different authors and the position of supporters of the democratization of science, who actively support the participation of non-specialists in science and, in particular, in the field of health care, have been revealed. The necessity of coordinating the interests of different parties for socially responsible use of the potential of citizen science, which does not undermine its intellectual freedom and innovative potential, has been revealed.