Given the profound influence of social media and emerging evidence of its effects on human
behavior and health, bioethicists have an important role to play in the development of …

Research has revealed both the benefits and harms of social media use, but the public has
very little guidance on how best to use social media to maximize the benefits to their health …

Social media use has become ubiquitous in the United States, providing unprecedented
opportunities for research. However, the rapidly evolving research landscape has far …

Objective: Social media, web and mobile technologies are increasingly used in healthcare
and directly support patient-centered care. Patients benefit from disease self-management …

Guidelines' Position—The Starting Point Further Considerations/Questions 1:“Use of online
media can bring significant educational benefits to patients and physicians, but may also …

Background: Social media are dynamic and interactive computer-mediated communication
tools that have high penetration rates in the general population in high-income and middle …

Social media has formed a key area of concern for public health. In recent years, elections
across the world, the Black Lives Matter protests, and the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

With more than 4.26 billion social media users worldwide, social media has become a
primary source of health information, exchange, and influence. As its use has rapidly …

Recent literature has discussed the unintended consequences of clinical information
technologies (IT) on patient safety, yet there has been little discussion about the safety …

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