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The 10 most-shared health news stories of 2018. (Warning

(7 days ago) The 10 most-shared health news stories of 2018. (Warning: Many are full of bunk.) A substantial amount of health news articles shared on social media in 2018 contained information that was misleading or outright false, according to a review conducted by Health Feedback and the Credibility Coalition. Cheat sheet series: … See more

https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2019/02/06/fake-health-news

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These are the fake health news that went viral in 2019

(8 days ago) WebSocial media hosted a lot of fake health news this year. Here's what went most viral. The most viral health misinformation in 2019 was on the topics of cancer, …

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/social-media-hosted-lot-fake-health-news-year-here-s-n1107466

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Careful! Health news headlines can be deceiving

(5 days ago) WebIn a world full of misleading health news headlines, here's my advice: be skeptical. Consider the source and read past the headline …

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/careful-health-news-headlines-can-be-deceiving-202111122636

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TikTok Riddled With Misleading Info on Health: Study - U.S. News

(1 days ago) WebTHURSDAY, April 25, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Young people researching health topics on TikTok will find an alarming amount of misinformation on the platform, a …

https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-04-25/tiktok-riddled-with-misleading-info-on-health-study

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Coronavirus: Fake and misleading stories that went viral this week

(3 days ago) WebIt has been shared more than 17,000 times and is now being posted by users outside India. Indian journalist Rajat Sharma, also tweeted the images with the …

https://www.bbc.com/news/52124740

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Misleading Facts Fuel COVID-19 Misinformation, Evade …

(5 days ago) WebMisleading Facts Fuel COVID-19 Misinformation, With social media platforms making more of an effort to take down patently false health claims, bad actors are turning to cherry-picked truths to

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/25/980035707/lying-through-truth-misleading-facts-fuel-vaccine-misinformation

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Health Misinformation Is Evolving. Here’s How to Spot It.

(6 days ago) WebHow to recognize misinformation. Look out for unsubstantiated health hacks, cures and quick fixes, Dr. Agarwal said. “Validate it with your doctor, with local public …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/16/well/health-misinformation.html

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As Covid-19 Continues to Spread, So Does Misinformation About It

(8 days ago) WebBoston Globe, via Getty Images. Nearly three years into the pandemic, Covid-19 remains stubbornly persistent. So, too, does misinformation about the virus. As …

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/28/technology/covid-misinformation-online.html

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False Health Claims Abound, but Physicians Are Still the Most …

(7 days ago) WebThe COVID-19 pandemic spotlighted a growing problem: the pervasiveness of false claims about health. To better understand how people in the US view health …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2818265

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Review Article By Misinformation Spreaders Misleads About …

(4 days ago) WebMultiple studies have estimated that the COVID-19 vaccines saved millions of lives across the globe. But an article — written by misinformation spreaders who …

https://www.factcheck.org/2024/02/scicheck-review-article-by-misinformation-spreaders-misleads-about-mrna-covid-19-vaccines/

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Health misinformation: The pandemic we can’t wish …

(5 days ago) WebContrary to popular perceptions, health misinformation — information that is false, inaccurate or misleading according to the best available evidence at the time — is not a recent phenomenon

https://www.poynter.org/commentary/2023/health-misinformation-persists-online-beyond-covid-19-falsehoods/

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Many Americans still struggle with health misinformation, new poll

(5 days ago) WebParticipants were asked about 10 false health claims related to Covid-19, reproductive health and gun violence. At least 4 in 10 people said they had heard each …

https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/22/health/health-misinformation-poll/index.html

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Spinning science: Overhyped headlines, snarled statistics lead …

(4 days ago) WebFaulty headlines, flawed stories and even puffy PR pieces from research institutions are often picked up and repackaged by news aggregators and health and …

https://www.fredhutch.org/en/news/center-news/2020/02/spinning-science-overhyped-headlines-snarled-statistics-lead-readers-astray.html

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Nine Overhyped and Misleading Health Headlines Debunked

(8 days ago) WebClick here for our list of the truths behind nine bogus health news headlines. Dressed to Kill, Sydney Singer and Soma Grismaijer, 1995 The Hype The article …

https://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2009-07/overhyped-and-misleading-health-headlines-revealed/

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Social Media and Medical Misinformation - JAMA Network

(7 days ago) WebThe spread of false and misleading health information has increased substantially in recent years. During the COVID-19 pandemic, for example, misinformation contributed to the …

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2796846

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Health websites are notoriously misleading. So we rated their

(9 days ago) WebOf all the sites with red ratings, 37% publish false or unfounded health claims. These sites accounted for more than 49 million engagements (shares, likes, comments, …

https://www.statnews.com/2019/07/26/health-websites-are-notoriously-misleading-so-we-rated-their-reliability/

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Infodemics and misinformation negatively affect people’s health

(4 days ago) WebThe systematic review found that people feel mental, social, political and/or economic distress due to misleading and false health-related content on social media …

https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/01-09-2022-infodemics-and-misinformation-negatively-affect-people-s-health-behaviours--new-who-review-finds

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Tracking Viral Misinformation: Latest Updates - The New York Times

(4 days ago) WebBut the new policy expands the rules to misleading claims about long-approved vaccines, such as those against measles and hepatitis B, as well as to …

https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/2020-election-misinformation-distortions

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Health information on TikTok: The good, the bad and the ugly

(Just Now) WebUChicago researchers analyzed health information on TikTok to identify trends in video quality — how much misinformation is out there, They found that nearly half of …

https://biologicalsciences.uchicago.edu/news/health-information-tiktok

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Visual health misinformation: A primer and research roundup

(Just Now) WebThe rapid spread of health misinformation online since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic has spurred more studies and articles on the topic than ever …

https://journalistsresource.org/home/visual-health-misinformation-primer-research-roundup/

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Infodemics and health misinformation: a systematic review of …

(3 days ago) WebTwitter, Facebook, YouTube and Instagram are critical in disseminating the rapid and far-reaching information. The most negative consequences of health …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9421549/

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TikTok Riddled With Misleading Info on Health: Study - MedicineNet

(2 days ago) WebYoung people researching health topics on TikTok will find an alarming amount of misinformation on the platform, a new study says. About 44% of TikTok videos related …

https://www.medicinenet.com/tiktok_riddled_with_misleading_info_on_health/news.htm

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The Most Popular Health Articles of 2018, a Scientific Credibility

(Just Now) WebThe three main topics of interest were: disease and disease treatment (21 articles), food and nutrition (18 articles), and vaccines [3] (17 articles). In the case of …

https://healthfeedback.org/the-most-popular-health-articles-of-2018-a-scientific-credibility-review/

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TikTok and Instagram are full of misleading information about …

(Just Now) WebThis article is part of Quarter Life, a series about issues affecting those of us in our 20s and 30s.From the challenges of beginning a career and taking care of our mental …

https://theconversation.com/tiktok-and-instagram-are-full-of-misleading-information-about-birth-control-and-wellness-influencers-are-helping-drive-these-narratives-226836

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Prevalence of Health Misinformation on Social Media: Systematic …

(3 days ago) WebWe searched PubMed, MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science for articles published in English before March 2019, with a focus on the study of health …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7857950/

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Watchdog group asks 5 attorneys general to investigate crisis …

(4 days ago) WebA progressive watchdog group sent letters Tuesday asking attorneys general in five states to investigate the privacy practices of crisis pregnancy centers, arguing they …

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/watchdog-group-asks-5-attorneys-general-investigate-crisis-pregnancy-c-rcna148188

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Don't just track your steps. Here are 4 health metrics to monitor …

(9 days ago) WebHere are 4 health metrics to monitor on your smartwatch, according to doctors. By Sara Moniuszko. Edited By Paula Cohen. April 26, 2024 / 5:00 AM EDT / CBS News …

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/smart-watch-health-data-doctors-steps-sleep-heart/

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Fact Check: Climate change sceptics use misleading Arctic ice data …

(1 days ago) WebMisleading. Arctic sea ice was slightly higher on Jan. 8, 2024, than the same date 20 years earlier, but that is not evidence of recovery, nor does it negate the …

https://www.reuters.com/fact-check/climate-change-sceptics-use-misleading-arctic-ice-data-make-case-2024-04-25/

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A cheap drug may slow down aging. A study will determine if it …

(1 days ago) WebResearchers aim to test if metformin can slow down aging : Shots - Health News Studies suggest people who take metformin for diabetes may be at lower risk for …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/22/1245872510/a-cheap-drug-may-slow-down-aging-a-study-will-determine-if-it-works

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Health insurance giant Kaiser will notify millions of a data breach

(5 days ago) WebThe health giant also filed a legally required notice with the U.S. government on April 12 but made public on Thursday confirming that 13.4 million residents had …

https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/25/kaiser-permanente-health-plan-millions-data-breach/

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The misguided laws contributing to America’s rural health crisis

(1 days ago) WebAmerica’s rural health crisis has gone from bad to worse. More than 90 percent of rural counties face a shortage of primary care physicians, forcing many rural …

https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/4621690-the-misguided-laws-contributing-to-americas-rural-health-crisis/

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Menthol cigarettes will stay on the market, after Biden drops plan …

(Just Now) WebAs many as 85% of Black smokers smoke menthol cigarettes – a health risk that also explains why lung cancer rates run highest in that community. So the issue of …

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2024/04/26/1247581028/biden-administration-abandons-plan-to-ban-menthol-cigarettes-citing-feedback

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Opinion Medical Skepticism Is On the Rise. Here’s How Doctors …

(Just Now) WebDr. Lamas, a contributing Opinion writer, is a pulmonary and critical-care physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. I arrived at the hospital one …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/opinion/medical-skepticism-doctors-trust.html

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Misleading All articles - Health Feedback

(Just Now) WebMisleading Wall Street Journal opinion piece makes the unsubstantiated claim that the U.S. will have herd immunity by April 2021 in Wall Street Journal, by Marty …

https://healthfeedback.org/article-tag/misleading/

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The climate crisis is a sexual health and reproductive rights …

(1 days ago) WebAt minimum, it means integrating abortion access and sexual and reproductive health and rights into climate justice efforts at the local, regional and global levels, …

https://www.salon.com/2024/04/27/the-climate-is-a-health-and-reproductive-rights/

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Chris Oyakhilome: Nigerian pastor pushing malaria vaccine - BBC

(6 days ago) WebNow, if we do a really great job on new vaccines, health care, reproductive health services, we could lower that by, perhaps, 10 or 15%." His declaration was taken …

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67577223

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UBS faces new lawsuit by Appaloosa over Credit Suisse $17 bln …

(5 days ago) WebA new lawsuit by U.S. hedge fund Appaloosa LP accuses the former Credit Suisse of misleading investors about its health before $17 billion of its bonds were …

https://www.reuters.com/legal/ubs-faces-new-lawsuit-by-appaloosa-over-credit-suisse-17-bln-bond-wipeout-2024-04-24/

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At Least Three Women Were Infected With H.I.V. After ‘Vampire …

(5 days ago) WebPublic health investigators also reached out to the community about the risks to former clients of the spa. Overall, 198 former spa clients and their sexual partners were …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/health/hiv-vampire-facial.html

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