Ophthalmology
Black/blue or white/gold? Dress debate goes viral
Is the dress black and blue, or white and gold? That question is lighting up the Internet.
Feb 27, 2015
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News tagged with twitter
Health
Fact check: Are viral videos showing COVID-19 vaccine side effects accurate?
Videos appearing to show people experiencing severe side effects after allegedly receiving COVID-19 vaccines are making the rounds on social media as part of a renewed push from anti-vaccine movements to cast doubt on safety.
Jan 27, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Twitter can predict rates of coronary heart disease, research says
Twitter has broken news stories, launched and ended careers, started social movements and toppled governments, all by being an easy, direct and immediate way for people to share what's on their minds. Researchers from the ...
Jan 21, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
F-bombs notwithstanding, all languages skew toward happiness
In 1969, two psychologists at the University of Illinois proposed what they called the Pollyanna Hypothesis—the idea that there is a universal human tendency to use positive words more frequently than negative ones. "Put ...
Feb 9, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study: Cholera in Haiti tracked more rapidly by social media than traditional methods
Internet-based news and Twitter feeds were faster than traditional sources at detecting the onset and progression of the cholera epidemic in post-earthquake Haiti that has already killed more than 6500 people and sickened ...
Jan 9, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Are teens getting high on social media? The surprising study seeking the pot-Instagram link
This is a teen's brain on marijuana.
Feb 19, 2019
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Attention deficit disorders
What can twitter reveal about people with ADHD?
What can Twitter reveal about people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD? Quite a bit about what life is like for someone with the condition, according to findings published by University of Pennsylvania ...
Nov 9, 2017
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Cardiology
Can Twitter save lives?
Discussion about cardiac arrest on Twitter is common and represents a new opportunity to provide lifesaving information to the public, according to new research from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. ...
Nov 12, 2011
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Health
US, EU alcohol marketers adopt new code of conduct
Leading distillers in the United States and Europe on Friday will enact new social media marketing guidelines they said would promote responsible drinking.
Sep 30, 2011
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Health
Social media poised to drive disaster preparedness and response
Social media tools like Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare may be an important key to improving the public health system's ability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters, according to a New England Journal of ...
Jul 27, 2011
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