The FDA commissioner recently said health misinformation is contributing to a shorter life expectancy. Here are tips on finding accurate information.
At least, that’s what the FDA commissioner said earlier this month. Robert Califf said Americans live three to five years less than citizens of other high-income countries, and the spread of false information may be partly to blame.Life expectancy in the U.S. declined nearly a year from 2020 to 2021 to 76.1 years, according to the CDC.
According to a recent survey by OnePoll for Bayer Aspirin, about 2 in 5 people have used information found online instead of visiting their doctor when looking for health advice. “Some of it is misinformation, some of it is disinformation, some of it is people getting stuff wrong,” said Joanne Kenen, an assistant lecturer and journalist in residence at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.A study published in the National Library of Medicine in 2021 found “the prevalence of health misinformation was the highest on Twitter and on issues related to smoking products and drugs.
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