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223 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 2,540 Social Media in Health Education papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

What the literature leaves open

  • The lack of studies on the use of geolocated tweets as a proxy for urban vibrancy. The need for a more detailed understanding of the relationship between social media activity and urban environments.

    Assessing Urban Vibrancy through Geolocated Tweets: A Case Study of Naples · 2026 · DOI

  • The study faces the challenge of evaluating the quality and reliability of lung cancer information on short-video platforms. It must analyze the heterogeneity and correlations of quality and engagement metrics across platforms, creator types, content themes, and presentation formats. The study also needs to identify the factors that influence engagement and the most effective presentation format.

    Quality, reliability, and dissemination of lung cancer information on short-video platforms in China: a cross-platform content analysis of TikTok, Kwai, and Rednote · 2025 · DOI

  • The impact of social media on medical students' academic performance is not well understood. There is a need for more research on the relationship between social media use and academic performance. The study aims to fill this gap by investigating the effect of social media use on medical students' academic performance.

    Assessment of the effect of social media use on medical students’ academic performance: cross-sectional study from Jordan · 2025 · DOI

  • Among the top 20 advertised supplements, common ingredients such as black cohosh and chaste tree extract showed inconsistent evidence.

    Social Media and Supplements for Menopausal Symptoms: A Content Analysis · 2026 · DOI

  • Background Social media has become an important source of nutrition and weight-loss information among young adults, but concerns persist regarding its quality and reliability, and its influence on weight-loss outcomes remains unclear.

    Social media as a self-reported source of weight-loss information: a cross-sectional comparison with traditional sources among Arab young adults · 2026 · DOI

  • The evidence base is most developed for colorectal cancer, with growing work on gastric, pancreatic and liver cancers and comparatively sparse evidence for several other gastrointestinal malignancies.

    Social Media Analytics in Gastrointestinal Cancer Awareness: Trends, Challenges, and Strategic Approaches to Public Trust and Digital Engagement · 2026 · DOI

  • These results highlight the need for further research into students' evaluation of online content and their professional attitudes in digital environments.

    Dental students’ perceptions, attitudes, and professional approaches toward the use of social media in learning endodontics: a cross-sectional survey · 2025 · DOI

  • Importance: Social media is an influential source of medical information, but little is known about how posts discuss medical tests that carry potential for overdiagnosis or overuse.

    Social Media Posts About Medical Tests With Potential for Overdiagnosis · 2025 · DOI

  • Finally, the unexpected advocacy for cocaine by healthcare professionals raises concerns about potential drug abuse within this demographic, warranting further investigation.

    Insights from the Twittersphere: a cross-sectional study of public perceptions, usage patterns, and geographical differences of tweets discussing cocaine · 2024 · DOI

  • Background Eight out of ten adults use social media, yet its efficacy in recruitment in clinical trials remains under-explored.

    Using X, Facebook QR codes to optimise recruitment to a feasibility trial Enhancing Men’s Awareness of Testicular Diseases (E-MAT) in a cluster randomised Study Within A Trial (SWAT): Lessons learned. · 2024 · DOI

  • Future research can explore the impact of social media on student enrolment decisions in different contexts. Future research can also examine the effectiveness of different social media platforms in achieving the objectives of media managers.

    Navigating the digital landscape: The impact of social media on higher education enrolment and beyond · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of understanding of the role of social media in influencing student enrolment decisions. The study aims to fill this gap by analysing the perceptions of media managers in higher educational institutes.

    Navigating the digital landscape: The impact of social media on higher education enrolment and beyond · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the literature regarding the use of social media for learning purposes among undergraduate dental students. The study aims to address this gap by examining the patterns of social media usage among dental students.

    Social media as a learning platform for dental undergraduates in Universiti Sains Malaysia · 2026 · DOI

  • Future longitudinal studies are recommended to assess social media impact on clinical skill development, but no timeline, comparison groups, or specific skill outcome measures are identified. Such studies need to track cohorts across all academic years while controlling for the uniform digital learning environment and smartphone access across Malaysian dental education.

    Social media as a learning platform for dental undergraduates in Universiti Sains Malaysia · 2026 · DOI

  • The role of wearable technologies in health promotion among students has emerged as an area of significant interest and study. There is a need to explore students' perceptions of the impact of wearable technologies on health promotion.

    Expression of Concern Notice: Use of wearable technologies in health promotion in Human Medicine students · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the literature on the use of AI-generated podcasts in medical education. The study notes that prior work on podcasts in medical education is limited and heterogeneous.

    Artificial intelligence-generated podcasts in medical education · 2026 · DOI

  • High turnover and inconsistent content due to trainees running the accounts. Lack of protected time and structured SoMe training for trainees. Breaches in professionalism and confidentiality.

    Follow Me: Managing Social Media Platforms for Family Medicine Residency Programs · 2026 · DOI

  • Developing regional learning collaboratives to share best practices. Encouraging state and local family medicine chapters to build networks of FMRP SMPs.

    Follow Me: Managing Social Media Platforms for Family Medicine Residency Programs · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on the specific impact of the glass skin ideal on body image and self-esteem. There is a need to investigate the relationship between social media use and body image concerns. There is a gap in understanding the role of dermatologists in counteracting misinformation about beauty and skincare.

    Psychological impact of the glass skin ideal on young social media users: A cross-sectional study · 2026 · DOI

  • is study has several important limitations. e crosssectional design does not allow causal inference. e use of How to cite this article: El Bakkali M, El Jouari O, Bennani K, Oujdi S, Gallouj S. Psychological impact of the glass skin ideal on young social media users: A cross-sectional study. CosmoDerma. 2026;6:60.

    Psychological impact of the glass skin ideal on young social media users: A cross-sectional study · 2026 · DOI

  • The spread of misinformation on social media platforms is a significant challenge. The lack of accurate health information on TikTok is a concern. The influence of non-expert creators on health-related discourse is a challenge.

    Viral but Not Verified: Analyzing Accuracy and Engagement in TikTok Discussions of IUDs · 2026 · DOI

  • Findings may not be generalizable to other social media platforms. The study only analyzed TikTok videos and did not consider other types of content. Sponsored content was rare, limiting further subgroup analysis.

    Viral but Not Verified: Analyzing Accuracy and Engagement in TikTok Discussions of IUDs · 2026 · DOI

  • There is a lack of research on the use of social media as a source of nutritional information among health science students. There is a need to examine the relationship between demographic characteristics and the use of social media for sourcing nutrition information.

    Use of Social Media as a Source of Nutritional Information Among Health Science Students at Benghazi University · 2026 · DOI

  • The complexity of psychological mechanisms by which social media influences body image. The need to protect tweeters' privacy. The challenge of analyzing discourse related to eating disorders in social media platforms.

    Social Media and Its Influence on Body Image Shaping – A Critical Discourse Analysis · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of understanding of how social media platforms shape body image perception, particularly among individuals with eating disorders. The need for a framework to recognize the linguistic features that can help family members, medical professionals, and others to better understand and help those in need.

    Social Media and Its Influence on Body Image Shaping – A Critical Discourse Analysis · 2026 · DOI

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