Background Although at present there is broad agreement among researchers, health
professionals, and policy makers on the need to control and combat health misinformation …

Contemporary commentators describe the current period as “an era of fake news” in which
misinformation, generated intentionally or unintentionally, spreads rapidly. Although …

Objectives Social media platforms are increasingly being used to disseminate mental health
information online. User-generated content about attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder …

Background Responses from the H1N1 swine flu pandemic and the recent COVID-19
coronavirus pandemic provide an opportunity for insight into the role of health authorities' …

Aim The internet has gained popularity as a health information source for patients. YouTube
is one of the biggest platforms used worldwide. Several studies showed that quality of the …

Background: Internet-videos, though popular sources of public health information, are often
unverified and anecdotal. We critically evaluated YouTube videos about Zika virus available …

Objectives We examined the content of YouTube™ videos on mouth (oral) cancer and
evaluated their usefulness in promoting early detection of oral cancer. Materials and …

Highlights•In the current n-CoV outbreak YouTube viewership remains high for both English
and Mandarin content.•The medical content of these videos is suboptimal and needs to be …

Background: Social media is used in health communication by individuals, health
professionals, disease centres and other health regulatory bodies. However, varying …

YouTube is a popular video-sharing platform commonly visited by patients and healthcare
professionals for medical information. Gout is the most frequent cause of inflammatory …