Two years ago, Nancy Snyderman, MD, was the subject of "wanted" posters placed around her New Jersey home town. Was she a bank robber? A kidnapper? No, …
Tag: social media
Can social media shed light on cardiovascular disease? Possibly, Stanford journal editors write
Clearly social media is part of our every day lives, recording our personal communications in a way previously unimaginable. Researchers are now analyzing this wealth …
Life inside the lab: Stanford’s Alex Dainis vlogs the daily life of a grad student
Curious what it's like to be a scientist? Or just looking for a fun glimpse into the daily life of a Stanford graduate student in …
On a changing social media landscape for researchers
Many Stanford researchers are social media savvy. They tweet with ease about the latest happenings in their field, pen blog posts or carefully monitor their …
A look at how social media helps connect patients with rare diseases
If you suffer from a very rare disease, getting the proper diagnosis can be an arduous journey. But a bigger challenge may be the feeling …
Stanford researchers featured in new, online Wall Street Journal gallery
Science lovers, there's a new site we think you'll like: Called "Eye on Science," it's a gallery produced by the Wall Street Journal that showcases …
Integrating digital literacy into medical education
Bertalan Mesko, MD, PhD, has cracked the code on convincing medical students that digital literacy skills are equally as important as clinical knowledge. Seats in …
Science for popular audiences is not just “adding to the noise”
If you're reading this blog, chances are you're a fan of popular science - i.e. scientific research made accessible to people who aren't professional academics. …
Oncology hashtag project aims to improve accuracy of online communication about cancer
There's lots of talk about the need for doctors to communicate better with their patients, and social media is taking off as a medium for …
Finding asthma outbreaks using Twitter: How social media can improve disease detection
Want to know if bad air has sparked an asthma epidemic in your neighborhood? Well, you'll have to wait several weeks using traditional epidemiologic methods, a …