Twitter Could Tell You Where Flu Is Ramping Up, Study Suggests

A social media tool known for being a platform for breaking news,selfie photos and over-sharing the minutiae of day-to-day lifecould also be an important public health tool, according to a newstudy in the Journal of Medical Internet Research. San Diego StateUniversity researchers found that posts on Twitter seemed toaccurately predict flu outbreaks in different regions across theUnited States. Researchers examined tweets that originated within a17-mile radius of 11 different cities between Aug. ...

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