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By Emily Olsen | 12:16 pm | October 11, 2021
Dr. Nadia Chaudhri, a neuroscientist and professor, shared her experience with ovarian cancer on Twitter, showing how social media can be a powerful tool to connect and educate on chronic or serious illnesses.
By Laura Lovett | 12:38 pm | March 15, 2021
CEO Mark Zuckerberg also announced that the company will be using WhatsApp's chatbots to help with vaccine registration. 
By Dave Muoio | 01:56 pm | February 23, 2021
Alongside other efforts, TikTok, Instagram and Pinterest will all surface support materials based on users' searches and posts.
By Jonah Comstock | 04:38 pm | January 19, 2021
The former U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Health will forge partnerships to bring more high-quality, credible medical information to YouTube.
By Laura Lovett | 02:55 pm | February 05, 2020
The social media giant is also planning on giving researchers aggregated and anonymized mobility data. 
By Vasileios Nittas | 06:14 am | November 26, 2019
Vasileios Nittas, doctoral candidate at the Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, looks at the impact of social media and digital self-tracking tools on public health.
By Dave Muoio | 02:00 pm | October 28, 2019
Emphasizing users' privacy, the tool aims to synthesize preventive care recommendations from major professional and federal health organizations into simple, consumer-friendly recommendations and reminders.
By Dave Muoio | 03:36 pm | October 10, 2019
The social media company hopes its new photo filters and stickers will help those struggling with mental health conditions find understanding peers.
By Laura Lovett | 02:25 pm | August 29, 2019
When users search for vaccine information on Pinterest they will get information from sources like the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control. 
By Laura Lovett | 04:55 pm | July 23, 2019
The social media giant teamed up with researchers from Stanford Lab for Mental Health Innovation to develop short digital exercises for stress.