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Misinformation

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Medical Notes: The Common Antibiotic That Increases Your Risk of Death, Stop Getting Your Information From TikTok, and Why Night Shifts Are Bad for Your Health

>> July 31, 2024

Lifesaving medication that can turn deadly. TikToker’s aren’t doctors. Working on the night shift may be causing you extra stress. Is plant formula the new breast milk?

topics: Antibiotics and Antibiotic Resistance| Breastfeeding| Children and Parenting| Communication| Employment and Workplace Issues| Internet and Social Media| Medication| Misinformation| News and Headlines| Research and Clinical Trials| Stress and Stress Management| Work

Correcting the Misinformation Surrounding Parents With Disabilities

>> February 5, 2023

Hull’s new book ‘We’ve Got This’ compiles stories from disabled parents around the world to prove that having a disability doesn’t equate to being a bad parent.

topics: Children and Parenting| Consumerism| Disabilities| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Misinformation| Parenting Issues| Vulnerable Populations

Medical Notes: April 17, 2022

>> April 17, 2022

Scientists might have found a way to reduce or delay dementia. Then, a new treatment destroys advanced stage ovarian cancer in mice. And finally, with so much information at our fingertips, how can we know what's true?

topics: Cancer Treatment and Research| Communication| Internet and Social Media| Mental Health| Mental Illness| Misinformation| Neuroscience and Neurology| News and Headlines| Research and Clinical Trials| Science| Treatments
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Punishing Covid-Lying Doctors

>> February 6, 2022

There’s a growing number of complaints to state medical boards regarding doctors lying about Covid-19 and vaccines. The doctors spreading misinformation are not always reprimanded by state medical boards and are allowed to continue voicing the misinformation. They cite freedom of speech as a defense, but other doctors say licensed professionals have an …

topics: Children and Youth at Risk| Communication| Constitutional Rights| Consumerism| Consumerism and Consumer Safety/Protection| Covid-19 Pandemic| Covid-19 Vaccine| Doctors| Education| Ethics| Federal Government and Regulation| Fraud| Government and Legislation| Health Care| Law Enforcement and Police| Legal Issues and the Courts| Medical License| Misinformation| Myths| Philanthropy and Nonprofit Organizations| Philosophy and Ethics| Public Health| Public Policy and Regulation| State Government| Viruses

Kids’ Covid Vaccines: Fact and Fiction

>> November 28, 2021

Covid-19 vaccines are now approved for children as young as 5, but while people are afraid of getting the vaccine themselves, they’re even more nervous about getting it for their children. Misinformation is accelerating against use of the vaccine in kids. Experts discuss and correct the most prevalent myths.

topics: Child Safety| Children| Children and Parenting| Children and Youth at Risk| Communication| Consumerism| Covid-19 Pandemic| Covid-19 Vaccine| Crime and Criminal Justice| Debate| Fact or Fiction| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Misinformation| Myths| Prevention| Public Health| Vaccination| Viruses

Medical Notes: October 17, 2021

>> October 17, 2021

Research shows Covid vaccines have no effect on fertility and vaccinated mothers can pass along immunity to babies in the womb. A study shows the rules restricting how many passengers teen drivers can carry are working. Then, a new study says it's not just about how many steps you take per day, it matters how fast you walk. And finally, if the pandemic’s got …

topics: Allergy and Immunology| Antibodies| Behavioral Science| Cardiology| Children and Parenting| Children and Youth at Risk| Communication| Covid-19 Pandemic| Covid-19 Vaccine| Distracted Driving| Family and Interpersonal Relationships| Fertility Rates| Fitness and Exercise| Government and Legislation| Immune System| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Medical Research| Mental Health| Misinformation| News and Headlines| Pregnancy and Child Birth| Public Health and Public Safety| Public Policy and Regulation| Research and Clinical Trials| Social Isolation and Loneliness| Social Science| Teenagers| Transportation and Traffic Safety| Vaccination| Viruses| Vulnerable Populations
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Why We Don’t Stop Preventable Heart Attacks

>> September 19, 2021

Heart disease is often preventable, but how people look at it often keeps them from doing as much about it as they could. Often this is a result of myth and misinformation. An expert physician discusses some of the most harmful of these myths.

topics: Cardiology| Communication| Consumerism| Health Care| Misinformation| Myths| Prevention| Public Health
Unraveling the Mystery of the Flu

Unraveling the Mystery of the Flu

>> April 28, 2019

The flu’s unique ability to mutate makes it one of the toughest diseases to solve, as it evades vaccines and treatment. It also has a deadly history, which prompts fears each flu season. A noted expert discusses all about the flu and its myths.

topics: Disease| Fact or Fiction| Health Care| History| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Medical Research| Misinformation| Mutation| Myths| Research and Clinical Trials| Technology| Undiagnosed and Mystery Illness| Vaccination| Viruses

Heart Disease Misinformation

>> April 21, 2019

Heart disease is often preventable, but how people look at it often keeps them from doing as much about it as they could. Often this is a result of myth and misinformation. An expert physician discusses some of the most harmful of these myths.

topics: Fact or Fiction| Health Care| Misinformation| Myths| Prevention| Public Health and Public Safety
Exploding Myths about the Flu and Flu Vaccines

Exploding Myths about the Flu and Flu Vaccines

>> October 28, 2018

About 40 percent of eligible people have been vaccinated against the flu in recent years, but many more might do so were it not for persistent myths about the disease and its vaccine. For example, a new survey shows that more than half of parents believe the flu shot can cause the flu. Experts explain why those myths aren’t true and set the record …

topics: Fact or Fiction| Infectious Disease and Vaccination| Misinformation| Myths| Vaccination| Viruses

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