Can Social Media Inform Public Health Efforts?
The Scientist Magazine,
, HealthMap—an online database created by researchers at Boston’s Children’s Hospital in 2006 to collect accounts of disease…
What's Your Status? Mapping Human Health
Medical Health News,
John Snow’s cholera studies in London of the mid-19 th century marked a seminal moment in our appreciation for how fieldwork…
An app says Utah is the 'sickest state;' officials say it's a mild flu season so far. Will tech change ...
Medical Health News,
It’s a question every parent worries about in the winter: How bad is the flu season going to be? That question, and the…
Data From Novel Influenza Surveillance Systems Can Complement Traditional Healthcare-Based Systems
Infection Control Today,
Influenza causes an estimated 3,000 to 50,000 deaths per year in the U.S. Timely and representative data can help local, state…