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Minority groups in the U.S. less likely than white people to trust doctors

When it comes to trust in their physicians, minority groups in the United States are less likely than white people to believe their doctors care about them, according to research by University of Pennsylvania's Abigail Sewell.

18 Dec 2015

Innovative Social Media Listening programs launched to boost performance of pharmaceutical industry

Online disease state discussions among patients, physicians, caregivers and other key customer groups is flourishing across both established and emerging online channels. Recognizing the potential value of these online discussions, savvy healthcare companies have launched innovative Social Media Listening programs to capture critical market insights.

13 Dec 2015

Four journalists from China and India win 2016 EurekAlert! Fellowships for International Science Reporters

Four early-career journalists from China and India have emerged from the fiercest competition to date to win the 2016 EurekAlert! Fellowships for International Science Reporters.

13 Dec 2015

New research sheds light on outcomes for patients with thyroid cancer

Thyroid cancer survivors report poor quality of life after diagnosis and treatment compared with other patients who are diagnosed with more lethal cancers, according to new research from the University of Chicago Medicine.

12 Dec 2015

Researchers find links between Facebook connections and alcohol use among college-aged females

Researchers at the University of Georgia have found links between certain patterns of connections among Facebook friends and drug and alcohol use among college-aged females.

8 Dec 2015

Asia-Pacific adolescents face higher risk of HIV, account for 15% of new infections

The Asia-Pacific region is facing a ‘hidden epidemic’ of HIV among adolescents. There were an estimated 50,000 new HIV infections among adolescents aged 15-19 in 2014, accounting for 15 per cent of new infections.

1 Dec 2015

New study: Are GPs over prescribing sleeping tablets?

The team at SleepCogni are dedicated to changing the nations’ sleep habits and conducted an independent study in October 2015 to give a snapshot view of current sleep behaviour.

30 Nov 2015

Medical researchers use social media to study harmful side effects of narcotics medication

Harnessing the power of social media, medical researchers have sifted through more than two billion tweets and online posts to study the harmful side effects of narcotics medication taken for chronic pain.

19 Nov 2015

Two Loyola professors explore ethical issues that arise with use of social media in health care

In a recent AMA Journal of Ethics article titled "Why Can't We Be Friends? A Case-Based Analysis of Ethical Issues with Social Media in Health Care," two Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine professors analyze this issue. Kayhan Parsi, JD, PhD, and Nanette Elster, JD, MPH, who are part of Loyola's Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics, discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of social media and health care.

19 Nov 2015

Living with lung cancer: an interview with Aoife McNamara

Understanding how lung cancer affects patients from a social perspective is vital. People living with lung cancer, lung cancer survivors and carers are impacted by lung cancer in different ways.

18 Nov 2015

Facebook can have both positive and negative effects on teens' stress hormone levels

Facebook can have positive and negative effects on teens levels of a stress hormone, say researchers at the University of Montreal and the Institut universitaire de santé mentale de Montréal. Led by Professor Sonia Lupien, the team found that having more than 300 Facebook friends increased teens' levels of cortisol.

18 Nov 2015

Community Health Workers from UTHealth named recipient of APHA's 2015 CHW outstanding group award

A team of Community Health Workers (CHWs) from The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health Brownsville Regional Campus has been selected as this year's recipient of the American Public Health Association's 2015 CHW outstanding group award.

18 Nov 2015

Boston Children's and Rock Health team up to accelerate development of pediatric health technologies

Boston Children's Hospital and digital health venture fund Rock Health today announced a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating the development of pediatric health technologies. Detailed today during Boston Children's Hospital's Global Pediatric Innovation Summit + Awards (#PedInno15), the partnership will foster the development of digital tools and devices to improve pediatric care.

10 Nov 2015

Resilience-based programs can help LGBT youths cope with negative stressors

Previous research has found lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youths are four times more likely to commit suicide compared to their straight peers. Members of this community usually are more stressed and depressed than the general population.

6 Nov 2015

Columbia University to lead NSF-funded project for Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub

Columbia University will lead a $1.25 million project funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to share data, tools and ideas for tackling some of the big challenges facing the northeastern United States.

3 Nov 2015

New campaign aims to empower African American women to fight against breast cancer

Advocates in seven California cities are expanding a year-long effort to keep African-American women from dying needlessly from breast cancer, with a new statewide campaign aimed at overcoming cultural stereotypes and helping African-American women gain access to mammogram screenings, and into and through treatment if necessary.

3 Nov 2015

New study lays out a case for recognizing nonsuicidal self-injury disorder

Self-injury so often occurs in private, an important reason why solid statistics are hard to come by. But researchers estimate between 10 and 40 percent of adolescents, and up to 10 percent of adults, harm themselves physically - usually by cutting or burning their skin.

31 Oct 2015

New campaign raises awareness of City of Hope's life-saving mission and impact

Imagine being diagnosed with one of the most rare and aggressive forms of breast cancer, given a five percent chance to live and told having children will never be an option. Southern California local Kommah McDowell was told just that— and then she went to City of Hope.

31 Oct 2015

Ensemble models provide accurate real-time estimates of current and impending flu activity

By combining data from a variety of non-traditional sources, a research team led by computational epidemiologists at Boston Children's Hospital has developed predictive models of flu-like activity that provide robust real-time estimates (aka "now-casts") of flu activity and accurate forecasts of flu-like illness levels up to three weeks into the future.

30 Oct 2015

Study shows potential use of Twitter as viable platform to examine the experience of MRI patients

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can be a stressful experience for many people, but clinicians have few ways to track the thoughts and feelings of their patients regarding this procedure. While the social networking site Twitter is known for breaking news and celebrity tweets, it may also prove to be a valuable feedback tool for medical professionals looking to improve the patient experience, according to a new study published in the December issue of the Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences.

28 Oct 2015

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Latest Social Media News and Research

Minority groups in the U.S. less likely than white people to trust doctors

Innovative Social Media Listening programs launched to boost performance of pharmaceutical industry

Four journalists from China and India win 2016 EurekAlert! Fellowships for International Science Reporters

New research sheds light on outcomes for patients with thyroid cancer

Researchers find links between Facebook connections and alcohol use among college-aged females

Asia-Pacific adolescents face higher risk of HIV, account for 15% of new infections

New study: Are GPs over prescribing sleeping tablets?

Medical researchers use social media to study harmful side effects of narcotics medication

Two Loyola professors explore ethical issues that arise with use of social media in health care

Living with lung cancer: an interview with Aoife McNamara

Facebook can have both positive and negative effects on teens' stress hormone levels

Community Health Workers from UTHealth named recipient of APHA's 2015 CHW outstanding group award

Boston Children's and Rock Health team up to accelerate development of pediatric health technologies

Resilience-based programs can help LGBT youths cope with negative stressors

Columbia University to lead NSF-funded project for Northeast Big Data Innovation Hub

New campaign aims to empower African American women to fight against breast cancer

New study lays out a case for recognizing nonsuicidal self-injury disorder

New campaign raises awareness of City of Hope's life-saving mission and impact

Ensemble models provide accurate real-time estimates of current and impending flu activity

Study shows potential use of Twitter as viable platform to examine the experience of MRI patients

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