Abstract:132 Background: Social media has emerged as a powerful vehicle for the dissemination of medical information, especially in resource-limited regions, due to its mass global reach. However, 1/3 of social media posts contain misinformation with 76.9% of them containing harmful information leading to adverse outcomes that are a detriment to global public health. To address this, MedNews Week (MNW), a free, digital medical education platform dedicated to combating healthcare misinformation, was developed to contri… Show more
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