Misinformation

Weeks ago, American rapper Nicki Minaj sparked an international incident when she tweeted out to her 22.6 million followers that her cousin in Trinidad had refused the COVID-19 vaccine because his friend became impotent after receiving it.

An organization is helping physicians fight online harassment and false information regarding COVID-19, a speaker at the Women in Medicine Summit said.

Between 2015 and 2018, the proportion of parents and caregivers who refused the HPV vaccine for their adolescents due to safety concerns increased 79.9%, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

When his wife was diagnosed with cancer, Skyler B. Johnson, MD, did what many concerned spouses do. He consulted Google.

The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society has launched The Comprehensive Vaccine Education Program to help combat vaccine misinformation and hesitancy.

To avoid perpetuating misinformation regarding rheumatic diseases, rheumatologists should ensure they are aware of the available evidence – or lack thereof – for some of the popular myths patient hold about their disease, noted a speaker at the EULAR 2021 Congress.

About 60% of U.S. adults belong to at least one social networking site, and 90% of physicians are engaged on social media, according to a committee opinion from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists published in 2019.

If anyone still believed that social media is just a benign way for friends near and far to connect, that notion died with COVID-19.

In August 2020, social media giant TikTok reported more than 100 million monthly active users from the United States on its platform.

Health care professionals are flocking to social media platforms, such as Twitter and Facebook, to make sure people understand the truth when it comes to their health.