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My guess is the masses will not read articles. While Twitter has not hit critical mass yet, it will at least reach a wider audience? I for one don't read medic
by hboon 18y ago
My guess is the masses will not read articles. While Twitter has not hit critical mass yet, it will at least reach a wider audience?
I for one don't read medical journals.
- jrockway 18y agoSo let's say you have kidney cancer, and need to have surgery. Your doctor says he needs to remove your entire kidney. Is he really going to change his mind when you say, "I saw on Twitter that that's not true." No. Probably not. At least a journal article seems more legitimate, although I doubt anyone is going to risk their medical license on that either.
- hboon 18y agoA journal article will be more legitimate, but if spreading the word is the point (I'm just guess it is one of the aim) then twittering is better. Like someone else commented, the good doctor could have done both. Back to your example, at the very least, I would be reminded to seek a second opinion, assuming I believe what I had read to a minimal extent.