 Social media has become an important platform for health communication, providing a way for people to interact with each other and share health information. It can also be used to increase access to health information, provide peer-slash-social-slash-emotional support, and potentially influence health policy. However, there are some limitations associated with its use, such as quality concerns and lack of reliability, confidentiality and privacy. Future research should focus on evaluating the effectiveness of different types of social media for health communication, determining the relative effectiveness of different platforms, and exploring potential mechanisms for monitoring and enhancing the quality and reliability of health communication using social media. This article was authored by Moorhead, S.N., Haslett, Dianne, Harrison, Laura, and others.