Medical misinformation in mass and social media: An urgent call for action, especially during epidemics

Eur J Clin Invest. 2020 May;50(5):e13227. doi: 10.1111/eci.13227. Epub 2020 May 5.

Authors

George P Chrousos¹, Alexios-Fotios A Mentis^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ University Research Institute of Maternal and Child Health & Precision Medicine, and UNESCO Chair on Adolescent Health Care, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece.
² Public Health Laboratories, Hellenic Pasteur Institute, Athens, Greece.
³ Department of Microbiology, University Hospital of Larissa, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece.

PMID: 32294232
DOI: 10.1111/eci.13227

No abstract available

Keywords: evidence-based medicine; health communication; mass media; medical information; precision medicine; social media.

MeSH terms

Communication*
Complementary Therapies*
Epidemics
Health Communication*
Humans
Mass Media*
Social Media*