"Social Media" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Platforms that provide the ability and tools to create and publish information accessed via the INTERNET. Generally these platforms have three characteristics with content user generated, high degree of interaction between creator and viewer, and easily integrated with other sites.
| Descriptor ID |
D061108
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.224.230.110.500.750
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| Concept/Terms |
Social Media- Social Media
- Media, Social
- Social Medium
- Mediums, Social
- Social Mediums
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2020 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2021 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2022 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Media" by people in Profiles.
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Social media in ophthalmology: A comprehensive literature review. Surv Ophthalmol. 2025 Jul-Aug; 70(4):817-824.
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Problematic social media use and relationship to mental health characteristics in youth from the Texas Youth Depression and Suicide Research Network (TX-YDSRN). J Affect Disord. 2025 Apr 01; 374:128-140.
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Patient considerations of social media account management after death. Support Care Cancer. 2024 Oct 01; 32(10):696.
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Is Social Media Here to Stay?: Survey Results Indicate Increasing Pathologist Interest and Engagement Over Time. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2024 Oct 01; 148(10):1159-1165.
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Paging Dr YouTube?your patients are ready for you now. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2024 Sep; 133(3):240-241.
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A social media game to increase physical activity among older adult women: protocol of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate CHALLENGE. BMC Public Health. 2024 08 12; 24(1):2172.
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A Media Advocacy Toolkit for the Allergist-Immunologist. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2024 Oct; 12(10):2678-2686.
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Using a Chat-Based Trivia Activity to Foster Community in Residency. South Med J. 2024 Jul; 117(7):365-368.
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Perception of cure in prostate cancer: human-led and artificial intelligence-assisted landscape review and linguistic analysis of literature, social media and policy documents. ESMO Open. 2024 May; 9(5):103007.
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Social media use among parents of children with food allergies. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2024 Jul; 133(1):103-105.