Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @medpagetoday
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
271
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-17
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-26
Tweets covering
9 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
The tweets cover various medical topics, including the impact of anti-abortion laws on the physician shortage in some states, the need for more support for unmatched medical school applicants, the importance of sharing results from clinical trials, and the complex reactions to COVID-19 vaccines. Additionally, there are mentions of the NIHCM Awards, the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, and the gender gap in medicine. Some of the tweets promote op-eds, studies, and articles published by MedPage Today, a medical news website.
Topic Modeling
- Medical residency and physician shortage in anti-abortion states
- Healthcare policies and the Affordable Care Act
- Support and guidance for unmatched medical applicants
- Clinical trials and FDA enforcement
- Journalism and research awards in healthcare
- Post-covid vaccine adverse reactions and long covid
- Challenges and nuances in practicing in certain areas of medicine
- Overdose crisis and policy changes
- Becoming an ER doctor and disappearing emergency medicine residents
- Republican approach to universal healthcare
- Healthcare scams and metformin use for osteoarthritis
- Gender gap and undervaluation of women in medicine
Emotional Analysis
The tweets cover a range of emotions including concern about the impact of anti-abortion state policies on healthcare access, frustration with lack of support for unmatched medical applicants, pride in journalistic accomplishments, excitement for new opportunities, discussion of healthcare disparities, and requests for more nuanced reporting and understanding of medical issues. There is also a sense of advocacy for improving healthcare access and support for medical professionals and patients.
Trend Analysis
- Physician shortage in anti-abortion states and its impact on medical residents
- The need for more support and guidance for unmatched medical school applicants
- Sharing of research results from clinical trials and lack of FDA enforcement
- NIHCM Awards in Journalism and Research
- Challenges facing physicians in practicing in areas with abortion restrictions
- Overdose crisis, buprenorphine, and policy changes
- Reporting on healthcare scams
- Reduced incidence of osteoarthritis with metformin use
- The gender gap in medicine and solutions to address it
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
112
Percentage of total tweets
41%
Number of Original tweets
82
Percentage of total tweets
30%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
271
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
72
Percentage of total tweets
26%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
11
Percentage of total tweets
4%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
130
Percentage of total tweets
47%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter Web App | 92 |
| Twitter for iPhone | 88 |
| Twitter for Android | 23 |
| Hootsuite Inc. | 20 |
| Twitter for iPad | 11 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEJM | NEJM | The New England Journal of Medicine (https://t.co/YGfDrRsIhE) is the world’s leading medical journal and website. | 927,032 |
| AliRaja_MD | Ali S. Raja, MD | Emergency Physician, Professor @Harvard, Deputy Chair @MassGeneralEM, Veteran USAF/#CCATT, Boards @BostonMedFlight @SAEMOnline @ACHEofMA @SpauldingRehab | 150,084 |
| NeilFlochMD | Neil Floch MD | Associate Professor /#surgery/#Obesity Advocate/ #SoMe Editor @soard_journal / bariatric surgery @MayoClinic trained - Tweets are my views and not my employer | 130,797 |
| jeremyfaust | Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician) | ⚕️Health Policy/Public Health https://t.co/H2noMmYblO @BrighamWomens @HarvardMed @foampodcast ✍️Editor-in-Chief: @medpagetoday 🎵Director: @longwoodchorus | 102,253 |
| medpagetoday | MedPage Today | Healthcare is complicated. We explain it. #MedPageToday Retweets, likes, and comments are not endorsements. | 78,253 |
| IDSAInfo | IDSA | News & information from the Infectious Diseases Society of America, a community of 12,000+ physicians, scientists & public health experts who specialize in ID. | 70,388 |
| LizSzabo | Liz Szabo | Senior correspondent at Kaiser Health News. I normally cover the quality of medical care for seniors. Now, I cover COVID-19. She/Her RTs aren't endorsements. | 70,240 |
| AmJNurs | AmJNurs | American Journal of Nursing, the leading voice of nursing since 1900. Peer-reviewed, evidence-based, the most trusted source for nursing. | 55,863 |
| Inside_TheMatch | Inside The Match | Everything you wanted to know about the residency match...but were afraid to ask—our #free platform is led by resident physicians that have your back—#Match2024 | 55,208 |
| FutureDocs | Vinny Arora MD MAPP | Dean for Medical Education @uchipritzker @uchicagoBSD. transforming how docs learn & care for patients. Tweets my views (she/hers) | 48,165 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| NeilFlochMD | Neil Floch MD | Associate Professor /#surgery/#Obesity Advocate/ #SoMe Editor @soard_journal / bariatric surgery @MayoClinic trained - Tweets are my views and not my employer | 94,430 |
| LizSzabo | Liz Szabo | Senior correspondent at Kaiser Health News. I normally cover the quality of medical care for seniors. Now, I cover COVID-19. She/Her RTs aren't endorsements. | 40,858 |
| purrmonsta | 🇺🇸💙Puri Monsta🇺🇸#MaskUP🌊MrsResista🇺🇸 #BLM | DEM #BLM RETWEET=FYI, NOT=agree💙MoreDems24🌊 🇺🇸(no Bots,porn,MAGAs)💙CATsAdoptDon'tShop💙REGISTER & VOTE 💙 Puri Monsta on Post 🇺🇸 | 12,640 |
| drjessigold | Jessi Gold MD MS | Psychiatrist. Freelance writer. College & Physician Mental Health. To quote the show Wednesday, “Smart, Sarcastic, & A little dead inside.” Opinions=My Own | 8,736 |
| LizHighleyman | Liz Highleyman | Medical journalist. Science editor for @POZmagazine, @Hep & @CancerHealth. Words for @aidsmap, @Slate, @eBARnews. Research beagle adopter. | 8,393 |
| KMirza | Kamran Mirza MD PhD کامران مرزا | Physician | Pathologist | Educator | Vice-Chair of Ed @loyolapathology | Assistant Dean of #DEI @loyolastritch | Assoc. Editor #ASHImageBank | #hemepath he/him | 8,363 |
| FutureDocs | Vinny Arora MD MAPP | Dean for Medical Education @uchipritzker @uchicagoBSD. transforming how docs learn & care for patients. Tweets my views (she/hers) | 8,283 |
| Eggface | Michelle Vicari | Advocate. Action Taker. Past Chair @ObesityAction Coalition #OACAction #STOPWeightBias #obsm No act of kindness is ever wasted. | 7,884 |
| mane_mbsmith | MANE mBsmith⚓🌊🌊⚓ | Device-Tech. Poet. SubVet USN. STS1 (ss). #Beyond100FathomCurve. Discourse Ovah Discord. RT 🚫 ENDORSEMENT! 🕉🪔🌬🌊🕉 | 7,703 |
| AAPSonline | Association of American Physicians & Surgeons | The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons is a Voice for Physician Independence - Since 1943. Omnia pro aegroto - All for the patient. #PatientPower | 7,656 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| AliRaja_MD | Emergency Physician, Professor @Harvard, Deputy Chair @MassGeneralEM, Veteran USAF/#CCATT, Boards @BostonMedFlight @SAEMOnline @ACHEofMA @SpauldingRehab | 12 |
| RealCedricDark | “Oppression is the mask of fear.” - Nemik | 8 |
| medpagetoday | Healthcare is complicated. We explain it. #MedPageToday Retweets, likes, and comments are not endorsements. | 7 |
| NEJMEvidence | NEJM Evidence, a new journal from NEJM Group, presents innovative #OriginalResearch and fresh, bold ideas in #ClinicalTrial design and clinical decision-making. | 7 |
| DanMunro | Author and Forbes Contributor | 5 |
| FutureDocs | Dean for Medical Education @uchipritzker @uchicagoBSD. transforming how docs learn & care for patients. Tweets my views (she/hers) | 5 |
| genevievefri | Opinions Editor at MedPage Today. Have unique perspectives to share with healthcare professionals? Send them my way: opinions@medpagetoday.com | 5 |
| MedPagePolicy | Follow for healthcare policy news, reports from Washington, and other policy briefs! @MedPageToday | #HealthPolicy | 4 |
| NIHCMfoundation | Transforming health care through evidence and collaboration since 1993. NIHCM Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, non-advocacy organization. | 4 |
| ACCmediacenter | The latest news from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the 🌎 of cardiovascular health. Follow @ACCinTouch for other ACC updates. | 4 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1637090767230451713 | When your policies mean your state will have fewer doctors, perhaps life isn’t really the concern? According to @medpagetoday medical residents don’t want to even apply for a match in anti-abortion states. https://t.co/OgoqHot2j3 | 108 |
| 1637460245709553671 | @annehelen Please see our oped on our recent study that sounded the alarm this would happen. Many of the ban states already have a physician shortage and this will affect more than just OB. @drjessigold @Inside_TheMatch @MorganSLevy @mcneillymed @medpagetoday https://t.co/eDV3L8tRXU | 22 |
| 1638253407390560275 | When patients enroll in #clinicaltrials, they reasonably assume that the research results will be shared with the public, physicians, and fellow patients. But without FDA enforcement, that's not always the case. See our piece in @medpagetoday: https://t.co/kM8D8YImyy | 17 |
| 1638558459271544833 | Announcing the finalists for the 2023 NIHCM Awards in Journalism & Research! https://t.co/QKU0Q86Y9R #NIHCMAwardsJournalism #NIHCMAwardsResearch @BuzzFeedNews @WSJ @statnews @nytimes @upshotNYT @Reuters @propublica @washingtonpost @KHNews @usatoday @WBJonline @medpagetoday @NPR https://t.co/DadlJG2ecf | 15 |
| 1638899858680496128 | Today is the 13th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Later, in @medpagetoday, I write how it could be used to provide universal health care. https://t.co/XWw674c4TI | 14 |
| 1638633957079097344 | On the heels of #Match2023 #Match23, @Inside_TheMatch (Dr. Simone Bernstein and Dr. Alex Gu), me and @drjessigold review ways #medicalschools can provide proactive support to the #unmatched via @medpagetoday click: https://t.co/1QPdsVuF6P https://t.co/bV570TjODO | 12 |
| 1638631788254732289 | More Needs to be Done for the #Unmatched. We wrote a new @medpagetoday post with @drjessigold and @KMirza about opportunities for #MedSchools & organizations to provide more support + guidance for applicants. https://t.co/R3CVYoiKqa #InsideTheMatch #Match2023 #MedTwitter https://t.co/Y82o1bJLR6 | 12 |
| 1638917656521613313 | Opinion | The Unmatched Need Not Suffer Alone https://t.co/T4QSn7dBBn @medpagetoday @AlexGuMD @Inside_TheMatch @drjessigold @KMirza | 10 |
| 1638676616070021120 | Let’s improve the dialogue about being unmatched. Simone and I (@Inside_TheMatch Co-Founders), @drjessigold, and @KMirza provide opportunities to increase support for #unmatched applicants: https://t.co/u3K3HA8mb0 #InsideTheMatch #Match2023 @medpagetoday @genevievefri | 8 |
| 1638976480376942597 | What would a Republican approach to universal health care look like? Surprisingly, it would build on the #ACA which turns 13 years old today. New in @medpagetoday. https://t.co/iXLtu5e7xK | 6 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1637090767230451713 | When your policies mean your state will have fewer doctors, perhaps life isn’t really the concern? According to @medpagetoday medical residents don’t want to even apply for a match in anti-abortion states. https://t.co/OgoqHot2j3 | 160 |
| 1637460245709553671 | @annehelen Please see our oped on our recent study that sounded the alarm this would happen. Many of the ban states already have a physician shortage and this will affect more than just OB. @drjessigold @Inside_TheMatch @MorganSLevy @mcneillymed @medpagetoday https://t.co/eDV3L8tRXU | 55 |
| 1638899858680496128 | Today is the 13th Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act. Later, in @medpagetoday, I write how it could be used to provide universal health care. https://t.co/XWw674c4TI | 49 |
| 1638631788254732289 | More Needs to be Done for the #Unmatched. We wrote a new @medpagetoday post with @drjessigold and @KMirza about opportunities for #MedSchools & organizations to provide more support + guidance for applicants. https://t.co/R3CVYoiKqa #InsideTheMatch #Match2023 #MedTwitter https://t.co/Y82o1bJLR6 | 39 |
| 1638633957079097344 | On the heels of #Match2023 #Match23, @Inside_TheMatch (Dr. Simone Bernstein and Dr. Alex Gu), me and @drjessigold review ways #medicalschools can provide proactive support to the #unmatched via @medpagetoday click: https://t.co/1QPdsVuF6P https://t.co/bV570TjODO | 37 |
| 1638917656521613313 | Opinion | The Unmatched Need Not Suffer Alone https://t.co/T4QSn7dBBn @medpagetoday @AlexGuMD @Inside_TheMatch @drjessigold @KMirza | 25 |
| 1638253407390560275 | When patients enroll in #clinicaltrials, they reasonably assume that the research results will be shared with the public, physicians, and fellow patients. But without FDA enforcement, that's not always the case. See our piece in @medpagetoday: https://t.co/kM8D8YImyy | 23 |
| 1638558459271544833 | Announcing the finalists for the 2023 NIHCM Awards in Journalism & Research! https://t.co/QKU0Q86Y9R #NIHCMAwardsJournalism #NIHCMAwardsResearch @BuzzFeedNews @WSJ @statnews @nytimes @upshotNYT @Reuters @propublica @washingtonpost @KHNews @usatoday @WBJonline @medpagetoday @NPR https://t.co/DadlJG2ecf | 21 |
| 1639420444120891392 | Instead of advocating for more research funds into post covid vaccine adverse reaction and long covid, another gaslighting article from @medpagetoday. We know so many patients who were dismissed and given psychiatric diagnoses, delaying proper care and https://t.co/l2yQJR1I5g… https://t.co/SbbfPcFA9q | 20 |
| 1638676616070021120 | Let’s improve the dialogue about being unmatched. Simone and I (@Inside_TheMatch Co-Founders), @drjessigold, and @KMirza provide opportunities to increase support for #unmatched applicants: https://t.co/u3K3HA8mb0 #InsideTheMatch #Match2023 @medpagetoday @genevievefri | 20 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #medtwitter | 19 |
| #match2023 | 16 |
| #unmatched | 9 |
| #bcmdom | 6 |
| #healthcare | 6 |
| #generativeai | 6 |
| #acc23 | 5 |
| #wccardio | 5 |
| #gpt4 | 5 |
| #longcovid | 5 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @medpagetoday | 275 |
| @genevievefri | 21 |
| @jeremyfaust | 20 |
| @drjessigold | 17 |
| @aliraja_md | 16 |
| @realcedricdark | 16 |
| @inside_thematch | 16 |
| @men_4_choice | 13 |
| @kmirza | 11 |
| @barackobama | 10 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
13
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| ✨ | 3 | sparkles |
| 🙌 | 3 | raising_hands |
| 👏 | 3 | clapping_hands |
| 🙏 | 3 | folded_hands |
| 👇 | 2 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
| 📑 | 2 | bookmark_tabs |
| 🧵 | 2 | thread |
| 🕺 | 2 | man_dancing |
| 🏥 | 2 | hospital |
| ❤️ | 2 | red_heart |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| People & Body | 15 |
| Activities | 6 |
| Objects | 5 |
| Travel & Places | 4 |
| Symbols | 3 |
| Smileys & Emotion | 3 |
| Food & Drink | 1 |