Social media is at the heart of medical misinformation. But it also has the power to drive truthful and important public health discussions.

According to the results of a survey of 4000 physicians in 2013, 65% reported using social media professionally and 90% were using it for personal reasons. 1 With the expansion of social media ...

Your social media marketing objectives need to shift. Instead of focusing on followers, medical practices should view social media as accomplishing two primary objectives. The first and foremost ...

Social media has played an instrumental role in chronic illness awareness and advocacy. Here's how people are using these platforms for the better good. Nasha Addarich Martínez Managing Editor ...

News-Medical interviews Dr. Benjamin Schmidt about using social media to highlight different perspectives in the medical community and improve communication between patients and doctors.

Patients turn to social media to gather information about providers, medical conditions and treatments. For example, vein treatments can sound intimidating, but they’ve come so far in the last ...

In this interview, News-Medical talks to Vicki Chan MD about her background in ophthalmology and how the physician’s social media success has helped contribute to a new era of online healthcare ...

Social media can affect all types of relationships in both positive and negative ways. It can help people stay connected, but it may also lead to lower-quality in-person time.

Medical researcher are turning to social-media posts to improve patient care. Using machine-learning algorithms to sift through social-media posts, researchers can get insights into patients ...

Technology, including social media, continues to shape modern healthcare. According to the results of a survey of 4000 physicians in 2013, 65% reported using social media professionally and 90% ...