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Going viral – Emergency Medicine in the age of algorithms

Going viral – Emergency Medicine in the age of algorithms

by Madison Van Dusen | Apr 9, 2026 | Commentary, Grand Round Summaries

“A patient sits in front of you, phone in hand. ‘I think I have POTS… I saw it on TikTok.’” Social media is no longer peripheral to healthcare, it is embedded within it. From how patients interpret symptoms to how clinicians learn, connect, and advocate, digital...
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