Misinformation
Abortion misinformation from both medical, nonmedical professionals common on social media
BALTIMORE — Instagram is being used to distribute accurate and inaccurate medical information about abortion by both medical and nonmedical professionals, researchers reported at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.
Nearly 40% of posts about cirrhosis, liver disease on TikTok contain misinformation
CHICAGO — Although inaccurate posts about cirrhosis or liver disease were less popular, they still represented a high volume, leaving people with liver disease “susceptible to false claims,” a presenter noted at Digestive Disease Week.
YouTube videos about nutritional care for atopic diseases mostly poor, inaccurate
The information in YouTube videos about the nutritional treatment of atopic diseases tends to be poor and include misleading content, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Chatbot accurate but vague in answering questions about cancer misinformation
Although an artificial intelligence chatbot provided accurate information about cancer in most cases, some of its responses could be misinterpreted, according to researchers at University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute.
Guide patients to quality online food allergy resources to combat misinformation
Life-impacting diagnoses often trigger intense quests for knowledge, especially for parents and caregivers. They will leave no stone unturned as they search for answers to questions such as “Why was my child diagnosed with a food allergy?”
Using AI, researchers find mostly neutral, negative perception of statin therapy on Reddit
More than 10,000 discussions on the large social media platform Reddit showed mostly neutral feelings toward statins, with a smaller yet significant proportion showing negative sentiment, an artificial intelligence analysis showed.
Communication strategies can help clinicians address cancer-related misinformation
Given the proliferation of consumer-facing health information online, clinicians often find themselves addressing potentially harmful cancer misinformation with their patients.
Medically accurate asthma information sparse on TikTok
SAN ANTONIO — Only 13.7% of the videos about asthma on the social media platform TikTok are medically accurate, with just 9.8% posted by a professional practitioner, according to data presented here.
Q&A: Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, DSc, to address vaccine disinformation in AAAAI keynote
As COVID-19 has transformed everyday life over the past 3 years, Peter J. Hotez, MD, PhD, DSc, has become a household name.
Social media may promote misinformation on alopecia
Alopecia-related content on Instagram and TikTok is primarily promotional in nature with a lack of substantiated medical evidence, according to a study.