[en] Most social media posts about medical tests are misleading

A #study analysed #Instagram and #TikTok posts about 5 popular #medical tests which can all do more harm than good to healthy people.

They were: full-body #MRI scan, "#eggtimer" (#antimullarianhormone #AMH), #multicancer early detection, #gut #microbiome, #testosterone

https://theconversation.com/we-analysed-almost-1-000-social-media-posts-about-5-popular-medical-tests-most-were-utterly-misleading-247362

#ResearchHighlights #research #socialmedia #fakenews #misinformation #disinformation #health