Posts Tagged as ‘Twitter’

June 1, 2009

Cancer As Chronic Disease

from the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Orlando
It’s a rare treat for the lone medical reporter to get together with others of our kind.  I had dinner tonight with the other EGMN reporters and editors covering ASCO.  We can’t help ourselves and we mostly talk shop.  There was a lot [...]

May 31, 2009

Feeling Part of Something Bigger

From the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology in Orlando, Fla.
This is my third year covering the annual ASCO meeting.  It’s still overwhelming and adrenaline-producing with more than 30,000 attendees from around the world.
But I’m also starting to feel a part of it.  I’ve followed some of the same studies every year, [...]

February 24, 2009

Drug Makers Tweeting About Their Tweatments?

From the Waggener Edstrom Worldwide webinar on the pharmaceutical industry’s hopes for, and fears about, tapping into social media in Washington, D.C.
The pharmaceutical industry, like many other sectors seeking a way to stay viable in a world where customers are becoming ever more elusive (um, like maybe journalism?), is dipping its toes into the brave [...]