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Keeping Up With Biomedical Research

Social Media, Podcasts and Videos

Social media will tell you which articles are trending.

Podcasts are a great opportunity to multitask (long commute, anyone?).

Many journals are using short videos and visual abstracts to help researchers make a quick decision about whether they want to read a journal article.

Video and visual abstract examples

Twitter/X account examples

Steps to find Twitter/X accounts to follow:

  • See if journals you read have active and informative Twitter accounts.

  • See if associations you belong to have active and informative Twitter accounts.

  • See if colleagues and leaders in your field have Twitter accounts. 

  • If you find a useful Twitter account, see who that account is following. 

Podcast examples