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When patients trust online misinformation over medical expertise

I'm a doctor and patients bring me printouts of medical misinformation and get angry when I explain why it's wrong.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The authority granted by knowledge competes with the authority claimed by research, undermining the foundation of healing relationships.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Disinformation and its technology?”

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