28 Medical Social Media Innovations

From Twitter Heart Monitors to Illness-Detecting Apps

These medical social media innovations are examples of how the medical community is being changed to make dialogues with patients and other doctors easier.

Devices like the EasyPill and Pill Pad are cloud-connected so that whether patients do or do not take their daily medication, a doctor can go online and monitor a patient’s condition, dosage and daily regime. Another example of a secure way for patients and doctors to communicate is BlueStar, an FDA-approved mobile application for diabetics that is one of the first apps ever to require a prescription for download.

One example of an application which helps medical professionals to connect is the ‘Figure 1’ app, which is essentially an Instagram-like, crowdsourced database of images submitted by and for doctors.

If you prefer to take more of a preventative approach to your own health and wellness you could always try the SickWeather app, which notifies users of illnesses detected in their area.

SCORE
6.3 out of 10
GENDER
70% Men30% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 83%
Activity 98%
Freshness 8%
Social Media Physician Referrals
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Lifestyle
Social Media Physician Referrals
Nutritious Networking
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Tech
Nutritious Networking
Lifesaving Daily Deals
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Lifesaving Daily Deals
Sickness-Supporting Social Media
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Sickness-Supporting Social Media
Sexual Health Facebook Apps
CATEGORY
Social Good
Sexual Health Facebook Apps
Life Expectancy Mobile Monitors
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Life Expectancy Mobile Monitors
Wagering Weight Loss Apps
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Wagering Weight Loss Apps
Medical Professional Social Apps
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Medical Professional Social Apps
Live Operational Update Services
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Lifestyle
Live Operational Update Services
Surgery Sponsoring Web Donations
CATEGORY
Social Good
Surgery Sponsoring Web Donations
Social STD Health Histories
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Social STD Health Histories
Crowdsourced Medical Photo Apps
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Tech
Crowdsourced Medical Photo Apps
Online Illness Detectors
CATEGORY
Lifestyle
Online Illness Detectors
Illness-Detecting Apps
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Lifestyle
Illness-Detecting Apps
Prescription-Requiring Apps
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Tech
Prescription-Requiring Apps
STD Result-Sharing Apps
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Naughty
STD Result-Sharing Apps
Personalized Sickness-Curing Campaigns
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Marketing
Personalized Sickness-Curing Campaigns
Twittering Surgeons
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Tech
Twittering Surgeons
Grabby Cancer Ads
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Lifestyle
Grabby Cancer Ads
Smart Stat Trackers
CATEGORY
Tech
Smart Stat Trackers
Charitable Pinboard Campaigns
CATEGORY
Marketing
Charitable Pinboard Campaigns
Twitter Heart Monitors
CATEGORY
Tech
Twitter Heart Monitors
Anti-Smoking Amulets
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Tech
Anti-Smoking Amulets
Healthy Online Communities
CATEGORY
Marketing
Healthy Online Communities
Mobile Heath Monitor Add-Ons
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Tech
Mobile Heath Monitor Add-Ons
Wellness-Sharing Watches
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Tech
Wellness-Sharing Watches
Cloud-Connected Pill Containers
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Lifestyle
Cloud-Connected Pill Containers