Nutrition Misinformation
Nutrition advice is rife with misinformation − a medical education specialist explains how to tell valid health information from pseudoscience Above photo: If a health claim about a dietary intervention sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Mizina/iStock via Getty Images Plus The Covid-19 pandemic illuminated a vast landscape of misinformation about many […]
Misinformation Campaigns Hamper Coronavirus Response
Regina Fargis didn’t know what to do. Fargis runs Summit Hills — a health and retirement community in Spartanburg, South Carolina, that offers skilled nursing, activities and communal meals for its residents, most of whom are over 60, the highest-risk category for coronavirus complications. In South Carolina, more than a hundred new cases were emerging […]
