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statin powerful cholesterollowering drug robust mortality benefit part reason oftentimes nobrainer recommendations rejected derives widely disseminated incorrect information vastly overstates risks drugs course like anything life use statins entirely riskfree 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 utilization 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 regarding vaccinations notion mmr measles mumps rubella vaccination causes autism based single flawed study long since refuted publication retracted seventeen much larger properly controlled studies proven 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 based 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 doctor 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 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 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 thisdisclosurespg 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 report conficts interestfootnotesthe opinions expressed article necessarily editors american heart associationa complete list journals publishing article along links individual articles found online httpswwwahajournalsorgcircmedicalmisinformationhttpswwwahajournalsorgjournalcircjoseph hill md phd university texas southwestern medical center internal medicine nb11200 ut southwestern 6000 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