Twitter croudsourcing found effective for dermatologic diagnoses

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Twitter croudsourcing found effective for dermatologic diagnoses

At the start of the pandemic, many doctors on the front lines turned to Twitter and other social media platforms to find guidance and solace directly from their peers. In early 2020, information on COVID-19 had yet to be studied and published in peer-reviewed journals or printed in medical textbooks. Since then, social media has been characterized as both a boon to medical communities seeking real time information and a major driver of misinformation on the virus and its spread. A new study from researchers at the University of Paris provides support for social media as a potentially useful tool in the doctor’s diagnostic toolkit and a way for general practitioners with questions to connect to specialists who may have the answers.

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