Tag Archives: Social Media

Travel Blogger Visits Mayo Clinic


After visiting Mayo Clinic, travel blogger Malcolm Logan posted a well-written piece on the clinic’s history and mission. Titled The Patients of Saints: Visiting the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, Logan details the history of the founding of the clinic, and … Continue reading

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New Book Brings Social Media Revolution to Health Care


Bringing the Social Media Revolution to Health Care, is a new book to help health care professionals use social media tools for promoting health, fighting disease and improving health care. Introduced by the Mayo Clinic Center for Social Media the book features essays … Continue reading

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How to display your donor status on Facebook


On May 1, 2012 Facebook annouced that you an now indicate whether or not you are an organ donor on your timeline. The status indicator is an effort to boost organ donors in the United States, where 18 people die every … Continue reading

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Nightline to highlight Mayo Clinic Transplant Program


ABC News’ Nightline has been following two Mayo Clinic transplant recipients, along with several other transplant patients the past few months. At 11:35 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 1, Nightline will be airing their journeys during a special 30-minute program … Continue reading

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Farris Timimi, M.D, Discusses the Role and Use of Social Media in Healthcare


“This isn’t an addition to your job. This is part of your job,” says Mayo Clinic cardiologist and Medical Director of Mayo Clinic’s Center for Social Media, Farris Timimi, M.D., when discussing the role and use of social media in … Continue reading

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“Know Your Numbers” is National Anthem of Heart Month


Friday, Feb. 3 is National Wear Red Day®, the kickoff for February Heart Month, when Americans raise awareness of heart disease as the number one killer of women. Consider the facts: 80 million Americans – about 1 in 3 adults … Continue reading

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American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Annual Meeting


Nov. 17-20 was the annual meeting of the American Academy of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (AAPMR). Mayo Clinic physiatrists and other Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) professionals, as well as Mayo’s social media team, attended the event to share and collaborate with … Continue reading

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Heart Disease Survivor Prompts SCAD Research With Social Media


Conversation Between Cardiologist And Heart Disease Survivor Leads To Study In October 2009, Dr. Sharonne Hayes, a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic who focuses on treating women with heart disease, was approached by a woman who’d experienced a rare cardiac condition. This … Continue reading

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Mayo Clinic launches social network for patients, caregivers


Mayo Clinic launched its social network for patients and caregivers on July 5, and it has already grown to more than 1,000 members in just a week. Victor Montori, M.D., the medical director for the Mayo Clinic Center for Social … Continue reading

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Mayo Clinic Social Media Announcement


Mayo Clinic today announced the creation of a Center for Social Media to accelerate effective application of social media tools throughout Mayo Clinic and to spur broader and deeper engagement in social media by hospitals, medical professionals and patients to … Continue reading

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