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Social media influencers are ‘fearmongering’ to promote health tests with limited evidence, study finds

Researchers warn of harms of overdiagnosis for generally healthy people as well as the cost of tests themselves

Influencers are appealing to emotional narratives around health and often “fearmongering…

4 months ago

Americans spend more time living with diseases than rest of world, study shows

American Medical Association finds people in US are sick for an average of 12.4 years, an increase from figure in 2000

Americans spend more time living with diseases than people from other countries, …

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