Doctors are banding together on Twitter and TikTok to settle on frameworks of verifiable sources and information to share with the public
that cost savings and profits matter more than human lives in corporate medicine. Al Jazeera English / @ajenglish : “Bold, loud truths is how we save the most lives.” Healthcare workers in the US turn to social media to raise awareness, lobby for more supplies and build support during the #coronavirus pandemic https://www.aljazeera.com/... https://twitter.com/... Borzou Daragahi / @borzou : That's what I call unforgivable malpractice https://twitter.com/... Tom Gara / @tomgara : All else aside, imagine managing a hospital in Washington state right now, looking at your to-do list, and prioritizing firing one of your ER doctors because of what he posts on social media https://www.seattletimes.com/ ... @cnnbusiness : Doctors — some of whom were once reluctant to embrace social media — are wading deeper into Twitter and other platforms that are rife with fake news, unproven medical advice and mass panic to provide accurate, authoritative voices. https://www.cnn.com/... @greatfirechina : The Chinese authorities censored doctors on WeChat. These doctors were advising the public on prevention risks and sharing essential health and safety information. https://citizenlab.ca/... See also Mediagazer
Hospitals are firing doctors and nurses for speaking out on social media about the conditions they face fighting the coronavirus. That's because these hospitals don't want people to know the truth—that cost savings and profits matter more than human lives in corporate medicine.
“Bold, loud truths is how we save the most lives.” Healthcare workers in the US turn to social media to raise awareness, lobby for more supplies and build support during the #coronavirus pandemic https://www.aljazeera.com/... https://twitter.com/...
All else aside, imagine managing a hospital in Washington state right now, looking at your to-do list, and prioritizing firing one of your ER doctors because of what he posts on social media https://www.seattletimes.com/ ...
Doctors — some of whom were once reluctant to embrace social media — are wading deeper into Twitter and other platforms that are rife with fake news, unproven medical advice and mass panic to provide accurate, authoritative voices. https://www.cnn.com/...
The Chinese authorities censored doctors on WeChat. These doctors were advising the public on prevention risks and sharing essential health and safety information. https://citizenlab.ca/...