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Technology could better prepare health professionals for disasters

Social media and other electronic tools could be of vital use to health professionals during catastrophic disasters such as widespread disease outbreaks, hurricanes and earthquakes, particularly

HHS looks to Twitter to track health trends

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services this week announced a contest geared toward the creation of web-based applications that use Twitter to track real-time health trends. Nicole Lurie,

Twitter use forecasted cholera outbreak

For the second time this month, a study shows the value of online tools and information--including social media--to healthcare professionals. Researchers affiliated with Harvard Medical School and