Background: Social media offers unprecedented opportunities for public health to engage
audiences in conversations and collaboration that could potentially lead to improved health …

Little is known about how social media are used in cancer care. We conducted a systematic
review of the use and taxonomy of social media in cancer-related studies, in PubMed, Web …

Background Since the emergence of social media in 2004, a growing percentage of patients
use this technology for health related reasons. To reflect on the alleged beneficial and …

Background People are now connected in a borderless web-based world. The modern
public, especially the younger generation, relies heavily on the internet as the main source …

Background Health promotion organizations are increasingly embracing social media
technologies to engage end users in a more interactive way and to widely disseminate their …

Patients are increasingly using online social networks (ie, social media) to connect with
other patients and health care professionals—a trend called peer-to-peer health care …

Background: A sizable majority of adult Internet users report looking for health information
online. Social networking sites (SNS) like Facebook represent a common place to seek …

Background In recent years social networking sites (SNSs) have grown rapidly in popularity.
The popularity of these sites, along with their interactive functions, offer a novel environment …

Background: Previous studies have shown that smoking tobacco significantly increases both
incidence and mortality rates for many diseases. Social media has become one of the most …

Background As the world continues to advance technologically, social media (SM) is
becoming an essential part of billions of people's lives worldwide and is affecting almost …