Health Care Trends With a Social Media Twist

November 2009 Blog Posts (4)

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Healthcare 3.0 - The space to look for and the space to explore and the space to sync with...

will add the content as I move...

Cheers,
Srini

Added by B. SRINIVASAN on November 27, 2009 at 9:33am — No Comments

Social Media Breaking Down Barriers in Louisville, Nationwide

If you've been following the recent surge in regional hospitals joining Twitter to announce community health programs and building microsites to spread disease (specifically H1N1) information, you know that hospitals and healthcare practitioners alike are experimenting with new ways to reach their core audiences.

According to an article in the Louisville Courier-Journal, digital media, whether that be Facebook, YouTube, Twitter or microsites, is not only helping government agencies… Continue

Added by CaitlinW on November 20, 2009 at 8:27am — No Comments

Larry Weber to Present at FDA Public Hearing on Social Media

We're excited to announce today that W2 Group chairman Larry Weber, will be presenting at next week's FDA public hearing on the use of social media in health care marketing. The hearing, titled "… Continue

Added by Jackie Hanley on November 10, 2009 at 11:06am — 1 Comment

FDA and social media: The regulated community's current obsession overlooks off-label promotions by the advocacy community

FDA and social media: The regulated community's current obsession overlooks off-label promotions by the advocacy community

This morning I received a tweet exhorting me to learn about Low Dose Naltrexone (LDN) for autoimmune diseases. (Naltrexone, by the way, is approved by the FDA only to treat alcoholism.) Within a few clicks, I found claims that LDN would be a good drug to take for dozens of conditions: everything from neuroblastoma to HIV to celiac disease, and learned of a… Continue

Added by David Harlow on November 2, 2009 at 3:34pm — No Comments