by Kirstin Hendrickson on Thursday, April 19, 2012
A poll conducted by consulting company PricewaterhouseCoopers shows that one-third of Americans use social media, including Facebook and Twitter, to obtain information about health and wellness [1]. Respondents reported using social media resources to self-diagnose, get information about prescription drugs, and check up on doctors’ and hospitals’ reputations.
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by Walter Jessen on Monday, February 9, 2009
Decreased mortality is one of a number of benefits of health literacy. While health 2.0 empowers the next-generation of healthcare consumers, we shouldn't forget about the other half of the problem.
A free tool that lets you create your own "medical journal" and read the latest news and articles in one personalized place.
Ed Bennet catalogs 150 U.S. Hospitals that use YouTube, Facebook or Twitter (includes links to each resource).
What is healthcare doing with micro-sharing platforms such as Twitter? Phil Baumann has 140 suggestions.
The Medical Student Blog provides a comprehensive list of doctors, medical students and medicine-related tweets and blogs/websits.
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