A study by researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health on ways to mitigate the impacts of misleading COVID-19 information found that variations in the designs of prior studies have complicated efforts at drawing ...
Nov 17, 2023
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Artificial intelligence language models such as ChatGPT are increasingly being used in many different professions, and medicine is not an exception.
Nov 9, 2023
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Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, a 1973 decision which guaranteed the right to access abortion services. Immediately following this decision, there was an outpouring of misinformation about abortion ...
Jun 26, 2023
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At a time of growing interest in the potential role of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in medicine and healthcare, a new study reported in Urology Practice finds that the groundbreaking ChatGPT chatbot performs poorly ...
Jun 6, 2023
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Four in 10 posts about liver disease on TikTok contain misinformation, with most pushing inaccurate claims about fad diets, "detox" drinks and herbal remedies, according to a study being presented today at Digestive Disease ...
May 9, 2023
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Alarmed by the increasing spread of medical misinformation, 50 U.S. medical and science organizations have announced the formation of a new group that aims to debunk fake health news.
Mar 3, 2023
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The government agency responsible for tracking down contaminated peanut butter and defective pacemakers is taking on a new health hazard: online misinformation.
Feb 20, 2023
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A new study has found that people with a university degree were less likely to believe in COVID-19 misinformation and more likely to trust preventive measures than those without a degree.
Feb 17, 2023
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A new report has highlighted the consequences of misinformation, including loss of trust in public institutions, delayed action on pressing issues such as climate change, and the financial toll on health care services during ...
Jan 27, 2023
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Leading e-cigarette researchers are urging the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) to correct misinformation overstating the dangers of e-cigarettes as part of its "Moving Forward" initiative.
Dec 14, 2022
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