Health misinformation is rampant on social media – here’s what it does, why it spreads and what people can do about it
Health misinformation is rampant on social media – here’s what it does, why it spreads and what people can do about it
Dec 13, 2023
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This is exactly why medical misinformation is so dangerous — especially when it's coming from our own Secretary of Health and Human Services, RFK Jr. On March 2, Kennedy published an article on Fox News recommending vitamin A for children with 'mild, moderate, and severe infections' from measles, under physician supervision. A few days later, he also suggested using cod liver oil in an interview on the same network. In excessive amounts, vitamin A can dangerously affect liver function — somethin
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This is exactly why medical misinformation is so dangerous — especially when it's coming from our own Secretary of Health and Human Services, RFK Jr. On March 2, Kennedy published an article on Fox News recommending vitamin A for children with 'mild, moderate, and severe infections' from measles, under physician supervision. A few days later, he also suggested using cod liver oil in an interview on the same network. In excessive amounts, vitamin A can dangerously affect liver function — somethin
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Medical misinformation is being spread like a virus across social media. Be skeptical, check, credentials, double check, claims that seem to be counter to everything else you’ve ever learned on a topic, and when in doubt ask a librarian to help you fill get a fact based answer. Learn more about what we know about medical misinformation in Canada here. https://www.cma.ca/healthcare-for-real/how-dangerous-health-misinformation-canada
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