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Wien Med Wochenschr
March 2025
Research Centre Transitional Psychiatry, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Dr. Karl-Dorrek-Straße 30, 3500, Krems, Austria.
Background: Social media is a significant source of information on health-related topics and neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The public perception of ASD, as reflected on social media, can raise awareness but also increase stigma. This study examined ASD portrayal on TikTok, focusing on neurodiversity, content themes, creator identities, and the depiction of autistic individuals.
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March 2025
Department of Dermatology, Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA. Electronic address:
Epilepsy Behav
March 2025
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, United States; Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, United States; Department of Neurology, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, United States; Division of Translational Epidemiology and Mental Health Equity, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032, United States. Electronic address:
Objective: To evaluate and compare the types of information available online about epilepsy genetics to people with epilepsy and their family members on websites and social media platforms.
Methods: To identify websites, we used the search terms "epilepsy," "genetic epilepsy," and "epilepsy genetics" in Google, using Incognito mode. We selected the first ten English, non-sponsored websites for analysis.
JAMA Netw Open
February 2025
Wiser Healthcare, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Importance: Social media is an influential source of medical information, but little is known about how posts discuss medical tests that carry potential for overdiagnosis or overuse.
Objective: To investigate how social media posts discuss 5 popular medical tests: full-body magnetic resonance imaging, the multicancer early detection test, and tests for antimullerian hormone, gut microbiome, and testosterone.
Design, Setting, And Participants: This cross-sectional study assessed posts on Instagram and TikTok between April 30, 2015, and January 23, 2024, that discussed full-body magnetic resonance imaging, the multicancer early detection test, and tests for antimullerian hormone, gut microbiome, and testosterone.
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