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Mashup Score: 14The Prevalence, Features, Influencing Factors, and Solutions for COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation: Systematic Review - 1 year(s) ago
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, infodemic spread even more rapidly than the pandemic itself. The COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has been prevalent worldwide and hindered pandemic exiting strategies. Misinformation around COVID-19 vaccines is a vital contributor to vaccine hesitancy. However, no evidence systematically summarized COVID-19 vaccine misinformation. Objective: This review aims…
Categories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0
Background: People who smoke and who face challenges trying to quit or wish to continue to smoke may benefit by switching from traditional cigarettes to noncombustible nicotine delivery alternatives, such as heated tobacco products (HTPs) and electronic cigarettes (ECs). HTPs and ECs are being increasingly used to quit smoking, but there are limited data about their effectiveness. Objective: We…
Categories: Cardiologists, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 3The #VaccinesWork Hashtag on Twitter in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Network Analysis - 2 year(s) ago
Background: Vaccination is one of the most successful public health interventions for the prevention of COVID-19. Toward the end of April 2021, UNICEF (United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund), alongside other organizations, were promoting the hashtag #VaccinesWork. Objective: The aim of this paper is to analyze the #VaccinesWork hashtag on Twitter in the context of the COVID-19…
Categories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 11
Background: Health misinformation is a public health concern. Various stakeholders have called on health care professionals, such as nurses and physicians, to be more proactive in correcting health misinformation on social media. Objective: This study aims to identify US physicians’ and nurses’ motivations for correcting health misinformation on social media, the barriers they face in doing so,…
Categories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 2Using a Twitter Chat to Rapidly Identify Barriers and Policy Solutions for Metastatic Breast Cancer Care: Qualitative Study - 4 year(s) ago
Background: Real-time, rapid assessment of barriers to care experienced by patients can be used to inform relevant health care legislation. In recent years, online communities have become a source of support for patients as well as a vehicle for discussion and collaboration among patients, clinicians, advocates, and researchers. The Breast Cancer Social Media (#BCSM) community has hosted weekly…
Categories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 12“Thought I’d Share First” and Other Conspiracy Theory Tweets from the COVID-19 Infodemic: Exploratory Study - 4 year(s) ago
Background: The COVID-19 outbreak has left many people isolated within their homes; these people are turning to social media for news and social connection, which leaves them vulnerable to believing and sharing misinformation. Health-related misinformation threatens adherence to public health messaging, and monitoring its spread on social media is critical to understanding the evolution of ideas…
Categories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Using a Twitter Chat to Rapidly Identify Barriers and Policy Solutions for Metastatic Breast Cancer Care: Qualitative Study - 4 year(s) ago
Background: Real-time, rapid assessment of barriers to care experienced by patients can be used to inform relevant health care legislation. In recent years, online communities have become a source of support for patients as well as a vehicle for discussion and collaboration among patients, clinicians, advocates, and researchers. The Breast Cancer Social Media (#BCSM) community has hosted weekly…
Categories: Hem/Oncs, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0
Background: Twitter has emerged as a novel way for physicians to share ideas and advocate for policy change. #ThisIsOurLane (firearm injury) and #GetUsPPE (COVID-19) are examples of nationwide health care–led Twitter campaigns that went viral. Health care–initiated Twitter hashtags regarding major public health topics have gained national attention, but their content has not been systematically…
Categories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 1
A multidisciplinary journal that focuses on public health and technology, public health informatics, mass media campaigns, surveillance, and innovation in public health practice and research. Also dedicated to rapid open data sharing during epidemics.
Categories: Healthcare Professionals, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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Mashup Score: 0Investigating the Attitudes of Adolescents and Young Adults Towards JUUL: Computational Study Using Twitter Data - 4 year(s) ago
A multidisciplinary journal that focuses on public health and technology, public health informatics, mass media campaigns, surveillance, and innovation in public health practice and research. Also dedicated to rapid open data sharing during epidemics.
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Many factors influence the spread of vaccine misinformation on social media. One is its source. Whilst few studies have looked explicitly at this question, there is some evidence that *information from a health professional spreads faster and farther*. https://t.co/wDWTXGDMPk 13/