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@TheConversationUS@newsie.social 1 hour ago

Cancer patients are desperate for hope, making them vulnerable to misinformation about unproven treatments like ivermectin.

A health communication researcher explains why a flawed study about the deworming drug went viral and what you should know about evaluating new research:

https://theconversation.com/ivermectin-isnt-a-cancer-miracle-drug-but-influencers-claim-otherwise-heres-how-to-avoid-sprinting-past-scientific-evidence-286337

The Conversation

Ivermectin isn’t a cancer miracle drug, but influencers claim otherwise – here’s how to avoid sprinting past scientific evidence

Science works at a much slower pace than social media, opening a large window for early findings to be taken at face value and misinformation to spread.

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