Social Media Medical Misinformation: 85% of Posts Contain Inaccurate or Misleading Advice
A JAMA Network Open study found that 85% of social media posts about medical tests contain misleading or inaccurate advice, often omitting crucial risks and driven by influencer financial interests, highlighting the need for stricter regulations and public health awareness.
Social Media Medical Misinformation: 85% of Posts Contain Inaccurate or Misleading Advice
A JAMA Network Open study found that 85% of social media posts about medical tests contain misleading or inaccurate advice, often omitting crucial risks and driven by influencer financial interests, highlighting the need for stricter regulations and public health awareness.
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36% Bias Score
Social Media Medical Misinformation: 85% of Posts Contain Misleading or Harmful Advice
A study in JAMA Network Open found that 85% of social media posts about medical tests from influencers with 200 million followers provided misleading or harmful advice, lacking scientific evidence and often driven by financial incentives, leading to overdiagnosis and unnecessary treatments.
Social Media Medical Misinformation: 85% of Posts Contain Misleading or Harmful Advice
A study in JAMA Network Open found that 85% of social media posts about medical tests from influencers with 200 million followers provided misleading or harmful advice, lacking scientific evidence and often driven by financial incentives, leading to overdiagnosis and unnecessary treatments.
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52% Bias Score
PCOS Misinformation on Social Media Harming Women
Social media influencers are exploiting the lack of readily available PCOS treatments by selling ineffective products and spreading misinformation, harming vulnerable women financially and medically, as exemplified by Sophie and Manisha's experiences.
PCOS Misinformation on Social Media Harming Women
Social media influencers are exploiting the lack of readily available PCOS treatments by selling ineffective products and spreading misinformation, harming vulnerable women financially and medically, as exemplified by Sophie and Manisha's experiences.
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60% Bias Score
Influencer Medical Test Promotion: Misleading and Risky
A study of over 900 Instagram and TikTok posts by influencers promoting medical tests found that over 80% used a promotional tone and lacked scientific evidence, leading to concerns about overdiagnosis and unsustainable healthcare costs, with 68% having undisclosed financial interests.
Influencer Medical Test Promotion: Misleading and Risky
A study of over 900 Instagram and TikTok posts by influencers promoting medical tests found that over 80% used a promotional tone and lacked scientific evidence, leading to concerns about overdiagnosis and unsustainable healthcare costs, with 68% having undisclosed financial interests.
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48% Bias Score
Retraction of Landmark Hydroxychloroquine Study for COVID-19
A study co-authored by Didier Raoult promoting hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment was retracted on December 17, 2023, by the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents due to multiple ethical and methodological breaches, including concerns over results manipulation and lack of informed con...
Retraction of Landmark Hydroxychloroquine Study for COVID-19
A study co-authored by Didier Raoult promoting hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 treatment was retracted on December 17, 2023, by the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents due to multiple ethical and methodological breaches, including concerns over results manipulation and lack of informed con...
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56% Bias Score