Top Medical Social Networking Sites

Top medical social networks on the Web, including niche social communities catering specifically to patients and caregivers. This list contains patient social networks and online communities relating to medical treatment, disabilities, patient issues and caregiver support.

A social network is defined as an online service, platform or website which is focused largely around uniting individuals and allowing them to communicate and interact. Facebook currently is the world's largest and most popular social networking platform, having supplanted previous champions such as MySpace and Friendster. Though numerous groups within large pre-existing social networks deal with subjects relating to medicine - including resources for patients and advice about undergoing treatment - many social networks have popped up dealing exclusively with these sorts of medical concerns.

This list gathers together major players in the medical social networking field. It is an open list, so if you have a favorite wellness-themed social network or cancer social network that isn't featured, enter it below to make sure it's included on the list.