Assessing the impact of misinformation during the spread of infectious diseases
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-18457-1
Abstract: In today’s digital era, the internet offers unprecedented access to information, but it also accelerates the spread of misinformation. Nowhere is this more problematic than in public health, as the COVID-19 pandemic clearly demonstrated. Misinformation… read more here.
Keywords: misinformation; misinformation spread; spread infectious; health ... See more keywords
Impact of misinformation on ivermectin internet searches and prescribing trends during COVID-19.
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DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdac152
Abstract: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in a surge of publications seeking to understand the SARS-CoV-2 virus. A byproduct of the rush to understand COVID-19 has been the publication and subsequent retraction of papers… read more here.
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The Impact of Misinformation and Health Literacy on HIV Prevention and Service Usage
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DOI: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000298
Abstract: There is a constantly growing rate of information being shared online as a result of new technologies, social media, and the way the public interacts with these tools. According to the Pew Research Center, one… read more here.
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