Ten super-smart health Twitter feeds to follow now

Here are our picks for the top health-related Twitter feeds to follow for diverse takes on healthcare, science and policy

In the vast sea that is Twitter (and Twitter celebrity), following the right voices is key to cutting through the noise. We have picked 10 twitter feeds that approach health in novel ways: from healthcare policy and scientific research to medical satire and death acceptance.

These tweeters are all working in various areas of health and are intelligent voices, some immensely popular and others less so. Have we missed other favorites? Tell us in the comments below.

A graduate of Google University, Magna Cum Measles ->Dr. House of Cards, Ep. 2 | http://t.co/yQOdc0VjCJ: http://t.co/eDl3DE2GKI

UnJunkYourself music video, courtesy of @DrDavidKatz. Kid stuff! http://t.co/QX3wlAVbnD

Sleep Deprivation and its Weird Effects on the Mind and Body: http://t.co/gFsCkrLHjE via @HCTriage

It is up to me now to choose how to live out the months that remain to me. I have to live in the richest, deepest, most productive way I can. In this I am encouraged by the words of one of my favorite philosophers, David Hume, who, upon learning that he was mortally ill at age 65, wrote a short autobiography in a single day in April of 1776. He titled it “My Own Life.”

Some researchers believe that by writing our own stories, we can change our self-perceptions and identify obstacles to better health...

I love when @fakedansavage lets me talk/preach about vulvas and their many wonders, as in today's Savage Love: http://t.co/hMRpgEPrlE

6-year-old leukemia survivor calls for end to vaccine exemptions http://t.co/f944w4DeJD pic.twitter.com/zmxwNwVdyB via @kathrynschulz @jwoodgett

Dietary supplements have never been sketchier, so of course we're buying more of them than ever: http://t.co/BQ1v62LOeH

Fructose doesn’t supply any energy to your brain at all.. Nor to muscle; it only gets stored as fat. http://t.co/VuR7Yejka6

Death acceptance children's activity- Mummifying Barbie. A how-to: http://t.co/6j1S2PJgZK pic.twitter.com/h2ApJ0aqNW

I'm surprised the NYT published this. Let the fireworks begin: Nurses Are Not Doctors, via @nytimes http://t.co/lzZB0CAVew

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