–Trial investigators have lost control of their trials’ messages. Editor’s Note: The following is a lightly edited version of a talk I presented (without slides!) at the CVCT workshop in Washington, DC earlier this week. The topic was the changing role of media in communicating the results of clinical trials. When it comes to the…
Mark Cuban Should Take The Cigar Out Of His Mouth And Stop Giving Health Advice
April 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Last night the celebrity billionaire Mark Cuban ignited a firestorm on Twitter with the following recommendation to his 2.7 million followers: 1)If you can afford to have your blood tested for everything available, do it quarterly so you have a baseline of your own personal health 2) create your own personal health profile and history.It will…
2012 In Review: Social Media In Cardiology
December 23, 2012 by 6 Comments
For a whole variety of reasons most cardiologists are not really comfortable diving into social media. For some reason they’re more comfortable remaining poolside, reading Braunwald or the latest mini JACC or Circulation than writing a blog or interacting with each other or their patients on Facebook or Twitter. Most cardiologists who do get their feet wet send out a few…
Lancet Editor Richard Horton Tweets Dark View of Contemporary Medicine
January 27, 2012 by 1 Comment
One brief message at a time, Lancet editor Richard Horton is tweeting his dark view of the contemporary medical establishment. If you have any interest at all in peeking behind the curtain to see what really goes on behind the scenes of top medical organizations then you need to follow Richard Horton’s Twitter feed. In sudden…
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