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Experts Warn: Misinformation Threatens Public Health Safety

1/18/2025

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Since its inception in 2008, the Science-Based Medicine blog has sounded the alarm on the perils of health-related pseudoscience and conspiracy theories. Alarmingly, despite these warnings, the gravity of the situation has largely gone unrecognized by authorities over the last ten years, leaving the public vulnerable to misinformation.

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Story summary

Since its inception in 2008, the Science-Based Medicine blog has sounded the alarm on the perils of health-related pseudoscience and conspiracy theories. Alarmingly, despite these warnings, the gravity of the situation has largely gone unrecognized by authorities over the last ten years, leaving the public vulnerable to misinformation.