Recent surveys and analyses suggest that our society is vulnerable to absorbing misinformation, including health misinformation, particularly through social media dissemination. In this context, how ...

Reliable health information online uses high quality, recent, peer-reviewed research. People should look for balanced information and site transparency and avoid websites that use sensationalism or ...

The Apple Health app logs data from your Apple Watch like steps, heart rate, resting heart rate, and more. Whereas the Apple Fitness app focuses on giving you workout data, the Apple Health app offers ...

Using ChatGPT for health information may be quick, low cost, and provide a sense of privacy. However, it doesn’t always provide reliable, up-to-date, or consistent data. ChatGPT is an artificial ...

Changes to federal health websites have raised concerns about their reliability. These independent sources offer an alternative. By Teddy Rosenbluth Soon after President Donald J. Trump took office ...

Healthcare systems today are incredibly complex beasts. From EHRs and lab results to doctors notes and imaging, they hold vast datasets that are structured, managed and processed in different ways ...

Discover how the HIPAA Waiver of Authorization permits legal sharing of health data for research while upholding privacy protections. Learn the criteria required for approval.

Self-generated health and lifestyle data covers a wide range of data types from a variety of different sources. This may include handwritten records about your sleeping patterns, diet, or use of ...

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Share on Pinterest A behavioral scientist shares tips on how to make sure we are arming ourselves against health misinformation. Image credit: Anna Berkut/Stocksy. Recent surveys and analyses suggest ...