False Health Claims Abound, but Physicians Are Still the Most Trusted Source for Health Information

Melissa Suran; Karen Bucher

doi:10.1001/jama.2024.6837

False Health Claims Abound, but Physicians Are Still the Most Trusted Source for Health Information

JAMA. 2024 May 21;331(19):1612-1613. doi: 10.1001/jama.2024.6837.

Authors

Melissa Suran¹, Karen Bucher²

Affiliations

¹ Senior Staff Writer, Medical News & Perspectives, JAMA.
² Manager and Senior Medical Illustrator, Editorial Graphics, JAMA and JAMA Network.

PMID: 38669040
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.6837

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Medical News article discusses a KFF poll about the public’s exposure to and beliefs about inaccurate health information, as well as media use and trust in sources.

Publication types

News

MeSH terms

Deception
Fraud / legislation & jurisprudence
Humans
Physicians*
United States