Social Media

The Latest Crop of Instagram Influencers? Medical Students.

In between posts about the anatomy lab and long hours, med students are making extra cash endorsing products. Is it ethical?

How Parents Harnessed the Power of Social Media to Challenge EpiPen Prices

“I think Mylan just pushed it too far,” said Robyn O’Brien of Boulder, Colo., a well-known parent activist and writer with a strong social media following. “It hit a price point for this year for back to school where parents absolutely revolted.”

How Social Media Is Changing The Way We Approach Death

Death has long been taboo in an American culture that values youth, but an open conversation online can increase our enjoyment of life and understanding of its eventual end.

How Social Media Is Transforming Medical Care In The Developing World

When a doctor in the Dominican Republic needed to learn how to treat burn patients, she turned to Facebook.

How to Assess Internet Cures Without Falling for Dangerous Pseudoscience

A community on Facebook practically cured my horrendous illness. Here’s how you can navigate the scary waters to potentially find real solutions, too.

Social Media’s Positive Impact on the Quality of Healthcare

Healthcare has been a bit slower on the uptake. The industry is just starting to acknowledge the undeniable impact social media can have on the quality of healthcare services. This reluctance could be due to the risks to patients and providers that must be taken into consideration. Confidentiality and privacy of patient information be must be upheld at all times. However, social media can get information out to consumers faster than any other tool. Here is a look at the history of social media and the positive impact it can have on healthcare quality.

The rise of the nursefluencer

Health care influencers who have flooded the site within the past few years say they’re fighting back against that kind of social media misinformation. Many nurses and doctors on Instagram combine the cute, aspirational lifestyle aesthetic of regular fashion and beauty influencers with actual medical tips from a vetted professional. There are now so many medical professionals on Instagram that at least one hospital has created an entire position to govern it.

The Social Media Cure

How people with chronic illnesses use memes, selfies, and emojis to soothe their suffering.

Millennials And Healthy Living: It's About Online Content, Not Doctors' Visits

Millennials are often called the “C” generation, “C” standing for “connected.” They have grown up with devices in their hands and have come to see that they can find everything they want or need online. And this includes health.

A Guide to Managing Media for Teens and Tweens

Nowadays, it’s all but impossible for constantly-connected teens and tweens to avoid screens, media, and digital devices. At seemingly every turn, they’re inundated with notifications from their friends, new content to read or listen to, and new apps and games to play with. Between smartphones, laptops and tablets, and other digital devices, media is everywhere and all too easy for children to access whenever they please.

Is Social Media Good for Society?

Proponents of social networking sites say that the online communities promote increased interaction with friends and family; offer teachers, librarians, and students valuable access to educational support and materials; facilitate social and political change; and disseminate useful information rapidly...

Can Social Media Have A Positive Impact On Global Healthcare?

There really isn’t an area where social media hasn’t had an impact. People use social media to share opinions, seek information, and share stories about their experiences. Healthcare hasn’t been excluded from this in any way. In fact, 60% of doctors see social media as an avenue for delivering better healthcare to patients. Of course, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t concerns. For instance, the ways that people choose to use Facebook can lead to negative outcomes. Still, the impact social media is having and stands to have on global healthcare is a topic worth exploring as there are significant benefits and drawbacks it can cast on both patients and medical practitioners.