Why Twitter Should Be Your New Weight Loss Coach

You might think Twitter is just a place to complain about the news and impress your friends with pithy jokes, but if you’re looking to lose weight, it could also be a source of support and drive. According to the analytics team at Twitter, an average of 15,000 tweets about weight loss alone are posted each day. And the majority

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It’s Time For Your Doctor To Get On Social Media

We communicate with our friends, our families and our coworkers via email and Facebook, and apparently, most Americans also wish that they could keep in touch with their health care providers this way. A national survey of 2,252 pharmacy customers conducted by Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health highlights the gap between what patients want from their health

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This Woman Documented Her Breast Cancer Diagnosis, And 43 Million People Responded

In 2012, Holley Kitchen was diagnosed with breast cancer. After being treated with a double mastectomy, chemo, radiation and hormone therapy, she thought her cancer battle was over. But in November of 2013, she was told her breast cancer returned and had spread to her spine and bones. Kitchen now has stage 4 metastatic breast cancer, an aggressive form that

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How One Blog Is Working To Change The Way We Talk About Mental Health

Research suggests that social media can be a source of negativity and loneliness — but what if we started putting a positive spin on the conversation? That’s what the microblogging platform Tumblr is hoping to do with their new Post It Forward initiative. The company partnered with influential people as varied as Vice President Joe Biden and “Pitch Perfect” actress

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Facebook Has A New Suicide Prevention Feature. Will It Work?

In February, Facebook announced that it was rolling out a suicide prevention feature. Although the social media platform has given users the option to report suicidal content since 2011, this new feature makes that process easier and provides those struggling with thoughts of self harm with a number of options for taking action. Here’s how it works: Upon seeing any

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