Vitamin C is not a cure for everything, alcohol does not help digestion. Health disinformation can be deadly; experts launch a campaign to map it out
Medical experts in Slovakia have launched a campaign to combat health misinformation, highlighting common myths such as the misconceptions about Vitamin C and alcohol.
How reliable is artificial intelligence in medicine?
A new study reveals that artificial intelligence is more likely to provide inaccurate medical advice when misinformation is derived from sources it deems legitimate.
Study: Artificial Intelligence Believes Incorrect Medical Information and Uses It
A new study reveals that AI tools can accept and use incorrect medical information if it comes from a source deemed trustworthy by the AI.
Using AI for medical advice can cause you harm, Canadian doctors warn
Canadian doctors express concerns that patients relying on AI for health advice may receive dangerous misinformation due to the lack of access to primary care providers.
They learned to say it correctly, so we had to respond. Ambulances are deploying unnecessarily
In Czechia, there are concerns that ambulances are being dispatched unnecessarily due to misinformation or miscommunication about the urgency of medical situations.
Underwear that 'cools' to 'pineapple juice in the shake': how some men believe they are improving their semen
The article discusses prevalent myths and advice circulating on social media regarding men's fertility and semen quality, highlighting that while the intentions may be good, the effectiveness of such practices is largely unproven according to medical experts.
Fight against pseudomedicine. When will work on 'Lex Szarlatan' end?
The article discusses the progress of the 'Lex Szarlatan' project aimed at enhancing patient rights and protections against medical misinformation and pseudoscience practices in Poland.