Social networks have become an integral part of healthcare. Hospitals have Facebook pages.*Physicians tweet with relevant medical updates. Patients consider the comments of strangers*when making medical decisions.
Social media offers hope for better health outcomes by enabling fast, broad dissemination of*medical information. Social networks provide non-official channels for disease reporting. They*provide timely access to large amounts of data that can help track and even predict the course*of illness through a population. They educate hard-to-reach populations. They enable patients*around the world to find and connect others with the same disorder or disease to share both*practical advice and emotional support.
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Social media offers hope for better health outcomes by enabling fast, broad dissemination of*medical information. Social networks provide non-official channels for disease reporting. They*provide timely access to large amounts of data that can help track and even predict the course*of illness through a population. They educate hard-to-reach populations. They enable patients*around the world to find and connect others with the same disorder or disease to share both*practical advice and emotional support.
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