Background: Online medical education has relevance to public health literacy and physician
efficacy, yet it requires a certain standard of reliability. While the internet has the potential to …

Background The public often turn to social media for information during emerging infectious
diseases (EIDs) outbreaks. This study identified the major approaches and assessed the …

Background: Accurate information and guidance about personal behaviors that can reduce
exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 are among the most important …

Media coverage on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been extensive, yet large
gaps remain in our understanding of the role of social media platforms during worldwide …

Objectives We examined the content of YouTube™ videos on mouth (oral) cancer and
evaluated their usefulness in promoting early detection of oral cancer. Materials and …

Highlights•In the current n-CoV outbreak YouTube viewership remains high for both English
and Mandarin content.•The medical content of these videos is suboptimal and needs to be …

Background: Social media is used in health communication by individuals, health
professionals, disease centres and other health regulatory bodies. However, varying …

Background In South Korea, the number of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases has
declined rapidly and much sooner than in other countries. South Korea is one of the most …

Introduction/objectives The current 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak is continuing to spread
rapidly despite all efforts. Patients with rheumatic disease may have higher levels of anxiety …

Objective. We analyzed misinformation about Ebola circulating on Twitter and Sina Weibo,
the leading Chinese microblog platform, at the outset of the global response to the 2014 …