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Misinformation
Manage episode 448026600 series 3590848
Health misinformation is a growing public health crisis, shaping behaviors, fueling skepticism, and undermining trust in science. Today on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Jessica Malaty Rivera discuss common origins of misinformation and ways to combat its spread.
In the Q&A, Bristow answers questions about State Based Exchanges for healthcare, GLP-1 capsules, and current food-borne outbreaks, setting up the Sick of the Week: federal regulations .
For a full rundown on all the information shared in today's episode, take a look at the Show Notes.
Have a question for Laurel? Send it to healthwanted@wabe.org or @healthwantedshow on IG. You can also leave a comment on YouTube. Or, leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630 - the possibilities are endless!
For more, visit wabe.org/healthwanted
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. Misinformation (00:00:00)
2. The public health threat of misinformation (00:00:31)
3. Misinformation's troubling past (00:03:24)
4. The impact of social media on misinformation (00:05:42)
5. How to spot bad science (00:10:06)
6. Conspiracies and conspiracy theories (00:11:17)
7. Interview with Jessica Malaty Rivera (00:13:26)
8. The Q&A (00:32:38)
9. Sick of the Week: Federal Regulations (00:47:20)
19 episodes
Manage episode 448026600 series 3590848
Health misinformation is a growing public health crisis, shaping behaviors, fueling skepticism, and undermining trust in science. Today on Health Wanted, host Laurel Bristow and guest Jessica Malaty Rivera discuss common origins of misinformation and ways to combat its spread.
In the Q&A, Bristow answers questions about State Based Exchanges for healthcare, GLP-1 capsules, and current food-borne outbreaks, setting up the Sick of the Week: federal regulations .
For a full rundown on all the information shared in today's episode, take a look at the Show Notes.
Have a question for Laurel? Send it to healthwanted@wabe.org or @healthwantedshow on IG. You can also leave a comment on YouTube. Or, leave a voicemail at 404-888-3630 - the possibilities are endless!
For more, visit wabe.org/healthwanted
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. Misinformation (00:00:00)
2. The public health threat of misinformation (00:00:31)
3. Misinformation's troubling past (00:03:24)
4. The impact of social media on misinformation (00:05:42)
5. How to spot bad science (00:10:06)
6. Conspiracies and conspiracy theories (00:11:17)
7. Interview with Jessica Malaty Rivera (00:13:26)
8. The Q&A (00:32:38)
9. Sick of the Week: Federal Regulations (00:47:20)
19 episodes
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