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With each day that goes by, the people using new technological advances to enter the world of social media increases. The entertainment industry is a perfect example of common areas being explored through social networking. However, what are lacking are health care systems that continue to lag in their use of such technology to communicate health issues and preventions to getting sick. There will always be people against patients communicating with professionals via social media. In the case of mother and author Deborah Copaken Kogan, Deborah found social networking to be the saver of her 4-year-old son’s life. Facebook became the valuable tool that helped diagnose Deborah’s son with Kawasaki disease. Emily, Deborah’s friend who happened to be a pediatrician, helped diagnosed Deborah’s son simply through a picture Deborah posted online. This Kawasaki disease triggered liver disease, which threatened the life of Deborah’s son.

There are conflicting opinions as to whether social media is an effective way of communicating with patients. It is important to keep in mind that the concern of technology on the doctor-patient relationship can be traced back to when the first telephones were invented. Thus said, rather than seeing new technology innovations as a threat to society, it is important to take advantage of the new opportunities like social media to improve the effectiveness of health systems. Health communication can improve the efficiency of communicating health issues and ways to prevent illnesses from occurring.