While medical professionals and scientific researchers are some of the most effective sources encouraging vaccination, a study finds that individuals who appear to be biomedical experts may also be important anti-vaccine ...
Feb 7, 2024
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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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UK and US adult smokers who were considering using e-cigarettes were deterred when exposed to tweets falsely implying the devices are more harmful than conventional cigarettes, finds new research. The study, published in ...
Sep 2, 2021
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With less than half the United States population fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and as the delta variant sweeps the nation, the U.S. surgeon general issued an advisory that called misinformation an urgent threat to public ...
Jul 29, 2021
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A new study published online today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute reports that one third of the most popular cancer treatment articles on social media contain misinformation. Further, the vast majority of ...
Jul 22, 2021
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A new study led by VCU Massey Cancer Center researcher Jeanine Guidry, Ph.D., found that parents of children with cancer were more likely to believe misinformation and unverifiable content associated with COVID-19 than parents ...
Feb 11, 2021
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