Social Media Communities: Blazing a Trail to New Cures By Kathleen Hoffman, PhD, MSPH The press makes big news of misinformation spread on social media, but two virtual conferences last week -- Patients as Partners USA and Collaboration for Outcomes using Social Media in Oncology (COSMO) -- featured speakers who became patient advocates for their diseases after participating in social media discussion groups. These speakers found and now share valid information in health communities online, and demonstrate, yet again, how participation in social media has expanded scientific knowledge and research. The Patients as Partners USA conference, a [...]