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11 August 2023

Industry news in brief

This Digital Health News industry roundup covers a new framework agreement for BridgeHead Softare and a promising study of triaging
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Twitter
11 March 2020

NHS working with tech giants to battle coronavirus fake news

The NHS has announced it will work with the likes of Google and Twitter to help the public get easy
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West London Vascular and Interventional Centre
18 November 2019

Vascular consultant uses Facebook to connect with patients

Lorenzo Patrone joined a Facebook group whose members are affected by Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD), a condition restricting blood flow
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Facebook Privacy
24 October 2018

Facebook’s health research head says doctors should have more patient data

Freddy Abnousi said researchers have evidence which suggests a personā€™s social life impacts their health more than almost any other
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26 May 2017

Instagram and Snapchat worst for young peopleā€™s mental health

Instagram and Snapchat are the most detrimental to young peopleā€™s mental health and wellbeing according to The Royal Society for
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10 February 2015

Patient.co.uk hearts social media

When Patient.co.uk wanted to promote its ā€˜Q scoreā€™ heart health tool, it turned to social media. Fiona Barr discovers why
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25 November 2014

NHSBT log-in via social media

NHS Blood and Transplant has enabled users to log-on to its website using their social media credentials as part of
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11 November 2014

Tweet talk

EHI Live visitors queued up for selfies with Dr Ranj; and then headed down to the Social Media Village to
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5 November 2014

Dr Ranj’s social media dos and don’ts

Social media ā€œopens you upā€ to public view, but also gives you the opportunity to inform and inspire people, Dr
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28 October 2014

Power to the people: Ebola – hacking social cohesion

Paul Hodgkin wonders about the role that modern, social media tools could play in communications about Ebola; particularly when it
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