Social media claims cost taxpayers $162M, IRS says. See the ‘tips’ to avoid

The self-described tax experts of TikTok and other social media sites have cost Americans $162 million in penalties since 2022, the IRS said in a news release Monday. Advice on the most important ... Read More

Doctor Mike calls on healthcare, pharma leaders to lean into social media to rebuild trust with patients

Mikhail Varshavski, D.O., more widely known as Doctor Mike to his 29 million followers, noticed eight years ago the growing influence of online content creators who were peddling misleading health | ... Read More

Nearly Half of Gen Z Get Health Advice From Social Media, Not Real Doctors

Nearly half of young adults (45 percent) value the medical advice of friends and family over that of actual doctors—and 38 percent trust social media over a real physician. This is the finding of a ... Read More

Social Media Is Awash With Bad Health Advice. This Lesson Can Help

When teens turn to social media for health and wellness information, they often encounter content that pushes diet fads, distorts body image, and encourages them to take risky dares that seem funny ... Read More

More than Half of Adults Use Social Media for Health Information

Social media is a prevalent source for health information, especially among young adults and minority groups, despite low trust in the content. Health topics like weight loss, diet, and mental health ... Read More

Health tips on social media are likely to be lies. AI makes it worse | Opinion

Last month, a woman lay in a hospital bed with failing organs — all likely from uncontrolled diabetes. She'd managed her disease with Facebook advice instead of medicine. It nearly cost her everything ... Read More