Joseph A. Hill|Stefan Agewall|Adrián Baranchuk|George W. Booz|Jeffrey S. Borer|Paolo G. Camici|Peng?Sheng Chen|Anna F. Dominiczak|Çetin Erol|Cindy L. Grines|Robert J. Gropler|Tomasz J. Guzik|Markus Heinemann|Ami E. Iskandrian|Bradley P. Knight|Barry London|Thomas F. Lüscher|Marco Metra|Kiran Musunuru|Brahmajee K. Nallamothu|Andrea Natale|Sanjeev Saksena|Michael H. Picard|Sunil V. Rao|Willem J. Remme|Robert S. Rosenson|Nancy K. Sweitzer|Adam Timmis|Christiaan Vrints
Medical Misinformation: Vet the Message!
The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
homejournal american heart associationvol 8 3medical misinformation vet message open accesseditorialpdfepubaboutview pdfview epubsections toolsadd favoritesdownload citationstrack citations shareshare onfacebooktwitterlinked inmendeleyreddit jump toopen accesseditorialpdfepubmedical misinformation vet message joseph hill md phd et al stefan agewall adrian baranchuk george w booz jeffrey borer paolo g camici pengsheng chen anna f dominiczak etin erol cindy l grines robert gropler tomasz j guzik markus k heinemann ami e iskandrian bradley p knight barry london thomas f lscher marco metra kiran musunuru brahmajee k nallamothu andrea natale sanjeev saksena michael h picard sunil v rao willem j remme robert rosenson nancy k sweitzer adam timmis christiaan vrints joseph hilljoseph hill cardiology division department internal medicine university texas southwestern medical center dallas tx search papers author et al search papers author stefan agewallstefan agewall search papers author adrian baranchukadrian baranchuk search papers author george w boozgeorge w booz search papers author jeffrey borerjeffrey borer search papers author paolo g camicipaolo g camici search papers author pengsheng chenpengsheng chen search papers author anna f dominiczakanna f dominiczak search papers author etin eroletin erol search papers author cindy l grinescindy l grines search papers author robert groplerrobert gropler search papers author tomasz j guziktomasz j guzik search papers author markus k heinemannmarkus k heinemann search papers author ami e iskandrianami e iskandrian search papers author bradley p knightbradley p knight search papers author barry londonbarry london search papers author thomas f lscherthomas f lscher search papers author marco metramarco metra search papers author kiran musunurukiran musunuru search papers author brahmajee k nallamothubrahmajee k nallamothu search papers author andrea nataleandrea natale search papers author sanjeev saksenasanjeev saksena search papers author michael h picardmichael h picard search papers author sunil v raosunil v rao search papers author willem j remmewillem j remme search papers author robert rosensonrobert rosenson search papers author nancy k sweitzernancy k sweitzer search papers author adam timmisadam timmis search papers author christiaan vrintschristiaan vrints search papers author originally published28 jan 2019httpsdoiorg101161jaha118011838journal american heart association 20198e011838mrs jones based risk factors heart attack recommend start statinno thank doctor ive read many scary things drugs internet plus worry profession make recommendations reasons personal financial gain also found onlineundoubtedly cardiologists conversations like urging patient take statin powerful cholesterollowering drugs robust mortality benefit part reason oftentimes brainer recommendations rejected derives widely disseminated incorrect information vastly overstates risks drugs course like anything life statin use entirely risk free application always entail thoughtful analysis risks versus benefits patients recognize benefits statin use invisible didnt heart attack stroke past year whereas small typically reversible risks eg muscle pain readily apparent many patients would benefit statin use take themcardiovascular disease 1 killer men women around world robust scientific advances published pages journals fostered significant improvements benefit individuals society yet cardiovascular disease continues transform emerging new forms heart failure struggle shifted new battlefieldsthese successes derive armamentarium powerful tools medicines devices awareness lifestylerelated hazards high blood pressure high cholesterol smoking sadly however take full advantage tools disposalone significant cause suboptimal use prodigious tool chest medical misinformation hyped internet television chat rooms social media many instances celebrities activists politicians convey false information uncommonly authors purely venal motives participatewe point numerous examples including entirely unfounded concerns vaccinations notion mmr measles mumps rubella vaccination causes autism based single flawed study long since refuted publication retracted seventeen much larger properly controlled studies proved otherwise nevertheless internet shouts unfounded warnings celebrities actors activists politicians specific knowledge training use fame promote message causes serious harm individuals neither physicians scientists often specific agenda outsized influence lives dispute scientific evidence without ever studied it1recognizing impossible prove never scientists appropriately couch statements statistical terms may come across public equivocation nuanced voices scientists often resonate public much strident alarms sounded people fame speaking absolute termsfurthermore scientists appropriately skeptical individual scientist study wrong yet science ultimately selfcorrects scientist gets wrong happens people sometimes vilify entire selfcorrecting scientific enterprise trust aeronautical science board airplane trust science buried within cell phones trust mechanical engineering science cross bridge yet many uniquely skeptical biological sciencesadly cannot exclude professions science medicine act basis motives driven financial considerations incomplete declarations potential conflict interest persist2 recent examples dramatic price hikes important medications reinforced notion indeed many physicians conversations patients believe recommendations stem least part prospect personal financial gainwe editorsinchief major cardiovascular scientific journals around globe sound alarm human lives stake pointing 2 examples elaborated people decline use statin recommended physician parents withhold vaccines children put lives harms waythe media must better job unacceptable posit false equivalents discussions often done foster debate controversy easy find rogue voice inappropriate suggest voice carries weight emerging mainstream science easily point examples outside medical domain well climate change evolution nutraceuticals genetically modified organism foods false equivalents frequently posited furthermore recent evidence suggests misinformation travels faster social networks truth3 must work enhance science literacy world one place start better job teaching scientific method schools lay public aware science accomplished fits starts end gets rightpurveyors social media must responsible content disseminate longer acceptable hide behind cloak platform editors charged evaluating validity science presented us possible publication work hard fulfill heady responsibility recognizing lives stake reach thoughtleading experts evaluate veracity report receive herein challenge social media leverage ready availability scienceconversant expertise disseminating content may reliablewithout exaggeration significant harm society individuals derives wanton spread medical misinformation high time stop lay feet purveyors internet social media content responsibility fix thisdisclosuresp g camici consultant servier rs rosenson reports research grants institutions akcea amgen astra zeneca medicines company regeneron rs rosenson reports speaking engagements amgen kowa research consulting akcea regeneron royalties uptodate inc stock holdings medimergent authors nothing disclosefootnotescorrespondence joseph hill md phd cardiology division department internal medicine university texas southwestern medical center 6000 harry hines blvd dallas tx 75390 email josephemail protectededu complete list authors provided appendix end articlea complete list journals copublishing article along links individual articles found online httpswwwahajournalsorgcircmedicalmisinformationthe opinions expressed article necessarily editors american heart associationreferences1 offit pa bad advice celebrities politicians activists arent best source health information new york ny columbia university press 2018crossrefgoogle scholar2 orenstein c thomas k top cancer researcher fails disclose corporate financial ties major research journals new york times httpswwwnytimescom20180908healthjosebaselgacancermemorialsloanketteringhtml published september 8 2018 accessed december 11 2018google scholar3 vosoughi roy aral spread true false news online science 2018 35911461151crossrefmedlinegoogle scholarauthorsjoseph hill md phd editorinchief circulation stefan agewall md phd editorinchief european heart journal cardiovascular pharmacotherapy adrian baranchuk md editorinchief journal electrocardiology george w booz phd editorinchief journal cardiovascular pharmacology jeffrey borer md editorinchief cardiology paolo g camici md editorinchief international journal cardiology pengsheng chen md editorinchief heart rhythm anna f dominiczak dbe md editorinchief hypertension etin erol md phd editorinchief anatolian journal cardiology cindy l grines md editorinchief journal interventional cardiology robert gropler md editorinchief circulation cardiovascular imaging tomasz j guzik md phd editorinchief cardiovascular research markus k heinemann md phd editorinchief thoracic cardiovascular surgeon ami e iskandrian md editorinchief journal nuclear cardiology bradley p knight md editorinchief pace eplab digest barry london md phd editorinchief journal american heart association thomas f lscher md editorinchief european heart journal marco metra md editorinchief european journal heart failure marcoemail protectedit kiran musunuru md phd mph editorinchief circulation genomic precision medicine email protectedcom brahmajee k nallamothu md mph editorinchief circulation cardiovascular quality outcomes email protectededu andrea natale md sanjeev saksena md editorsinchief journal interventional cardiac electrophysiology michael h picard md editorinchief journal american society echocardiography sunil v rao md editorinchief circulation cardiovascular interventions willem j remme md phd robert rosenson md editorsinchief cardiovascular drugs therapy nancy k sweitzer md phd editorinchief circulation heart failure adam timmis md editorinchief european heart journal quality care clinical outcomes christiaan vrints md phd editor chief european heart journal acute cardiovascular care previous back top next figuresreferencesrelateddetailscited ennezat p guerbaai r le jemtel 2020 upholding trust therapeutic trials evidencebased medicine need full disclosure data crowdsourcing data analysis independent review bmj evidencebased medicine 101136bmjebm2019111242 264 149152 online publication date 1aug2021 perakslis e califf r 2019 employ cybersecurity techniques threat medical misinformation jama 101001jama20196857 3223 207 online publication date 16jul2019 johnson parsons dorff moran ward j cohen akerley w bauman j hubbard j spratt bylund c swirethompson b onega scherer l tward j fagerlin 2021 cancer misinformation harmful information facebook social media brief report jnci journal 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