Posted on 04/06/2023 7:54:59 PM PDT by DoodleBob
The medical misinformation problem isn’t going away, with around three-quarters of physicians saying inaccurate medical information has made it harder to treat patients and has impacted patient outcomes, according to a Morning Consult poll conducted on behalf of the de Beaumont Foundation.
This comes after nearly three years of a global pandemic that put healthcare in the crosshairs of medical misinformation. Indeed, medical misinformation existed before COVID-19, but the politicization of the pandemic made the issue ripe for inaccurate and misleading medical information.
The more than 800 physicians included in the survey indicated that politicization and misleading medical claims have had a spillover effect on actual medical practice. Around four in 10 (44 percent) physicians said that half the research their patients bring into the exam room is inaccurate.
Seventy-two percent of respondents said medical misinformation makes it harder for them to treat their patients, and the same proportion said medical misinformation has adversely impacted patient outcomes.
Take, for example, the COVID-19 vaccine. Surveyed physicians overwhelmingly support the vaccine, with 92 percent saying it is safe and 91 percent of them saying it is effective. Nearly all (92 percent) of physicians said COVID-19 has killed millions of Americans.
But patients don’t see it that way. Only around two-thirds acknowledged the death toll COVID-19 has had, and similarly low proportions agree that the vaccine is safe and effective. That level of skepticism, which is not rooted in medical fact, has dissuaded people from getting the vaccines and may have impacted health outcomes.
“These findings are important for two reasons,” Brian C. Castrucci, DrPH, president and CEO of de Beaumont, said publicly. “First, it shows that despite the voices of a small majority, physicians almost universally agree that COVID vaccines are safe and effective. Second, misinformation isn’t going away. It’s not a COVID problem, but one that pervades many areas of health.”
Physicians are more likely than patients to perceive the threat of medical misinformation. For example, 51 percent of physicians said medical misinformation spread by providers is a big problem; only 41 percent of laypeople said the same.
There is considerable discordance in how patients and providers perceive medical misinformation about COVID-19, in particular. While more than 80 percent of physicians said misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and treatments is a big problem, only 69 and 66 percent of patients, respectively, agreed.
But it’s more than just COVID-19. Physicians noted that medical misinformation about weight loss, mental health, and other vaccines are all issues.
In terms of fixing the issue, it is apparent that physicians and other medical professionals have a role to play. While patients are more likely to pin blame on physicians for misleading information about the spread of COVID, the effectiveness of vaccines, and the effectiveness of masks, physicians are taking it upon themselves to remedy the problem.
More than three-quarters of physicians said it is on them and their peers to combat medical misinformation about the spread of COVID, the safety and efficacy of the vaccine, other vaccines, off-label use of drugs like hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID, and the efficacy of masks.
Physicians said there are some issues that will make debunking those untruths difficult. For one thing, patients mostly trust sources of which physicians themselves are skeptical: the internet and social media websites. While physicians are more trusting of academic journals, patients are more willing to use online web searches and Facebook or Twitter to learn more about medical issues.
There is also the small but loud group of physicians that may be helping spread these falsities.
Physician respondents said there should be some consequences for providers who spread medical misinformation: 85 agree with a warning for a first offense, 73 percent endorsed a fine for a second offense, 70 percent agreed with a temporary loss of license for a third offense, and 63 percent agreed with a permanent loss of license for a fourth offense.
Despite these hurdles, debunking medical misinformation may not entirely be the uphill battle physicians fear it is. For one thing, physicians are vastly overestimating the proportion of patients with whom they have lost trust. While physicians estimated they lost trust with 68 percent of patients, that number is more like 21 percent, according to patient respondents.
If anything, trust levels have stayed about the same. Instead, physicians may be contending with a more vocal group who has lost trust in medicine, or they may be facing higher stakes in the spread of medical misinformation.
And in other news, doctors miss the time when they were unquestioned gods.
How about muzzles?
NYS health systems are still demanding healthy employees and patients wear the damn things.
And muzzles that come from boxes that say NOT FOR USE IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS are just fine.
Then there are the employees who violate their own infection control protocols regarding the things...
And we’re the ones peddling and falling for dis/mis info.
SNORT.
Physicians, heal thyselves.
And in the meantime, Big Med kills more people annually than CoupFlu.
I wonder what percentage of those docs work for health systems?
Something else to thank GWB for, the Porkulus that gave us those EMR/EHR regs that ended the independent doctor’s office.
And therein lies the problem!
We don't know WHO to believe anymore!
I'm at a point in my life where things are breaking down or just going wrong and should be seeing a doctor regularly, but I won't go near one unless the pain becomes unbearable...and even then, I may chose a different path.
What will be will be.
Going by the headline, I thought that the article would be about doctors rebelling against the crap they’re trying to feed us. But no, of course we’re the stupid ones because we’re not DOOOCCCCCTTTTTOOOOORRRRSSSS.
The medical establishment has become a joke, fully corrupted and paid for by big pharma.
Did you read the article? It doesn’t sound like it.
The problem isn’t that the internet and social media aren’t reliable sources. The problem is physicians as a group have lowered their credibility to that same level, perhaps lower.
And their response to this is consequences for any physician who strays from the flawed groupthink while pretending that the problem isn’t as big as it is. Doesn’t even touch on the corruption of the AMA, the distortion of treatment by the insurance industry, the tentacles of Big Pharma, or the absolute shit-show that is the academic journal industry held up as the sole source of truth.
These are real problems, and pretending it’s the patients’ fault for recognizing them seeking logical alternatives in the face of them is not a solution.
The sheep must obey the corrupt elitists.
Or be destroyed
“Take, for example, the COVID-19 vaccine. Surveyed physicians overwhelmingly support the vaccine, with 92 percent saying it is safe and 91 percent of them saying it is effective. Nearly all (92 percent) of physicians said COVID-19 has killed millions of Americans.
But patients don’t see it that way. Only around two-thirds acknowledged the death toll COVID-19 has had, and similarly low proportions agree that the vaccine is safe and effective. That level of skepticism, which is not rooted in medical fact, has dissuaded people from getting the vaccines and may have impacted health outcomes.”
No one I know disavows Covid has killed people. However, the CDC and others have made no distinction from dying from covid and dying with Covid in their numbers.
The numbers also show that your likelihood of catching Covid are far greater in the 2-4 weeks of getting a shot than if you don’t... and that has been in the data since the beginning, and consistent.
The risks from the vaccines have been utterly lied about, just as the risk from Covid is for most people.
If you are under 60, odds of a negative outcome are low, incredibly low. Yes, you can be a perfectly health 20-40 something and catch Covid and die, but statistically speaking the risk of that happening are incredibly low. And when you get into children the odds of a negative outcome are astronomically low... Pretty much on par, or even lower, than regular Flu.
None of these conclusions are based on “misinformation” They all come from various governments own data, including the CDC.
The vaccine safety numbers are complete and utter BS in particular. With a stated “risk” of 1 in 13,000 developing Myocarditis... I know now 5 people who have developed Myocarditis after getting shots... If I now 200 people who have gotten vaccinated personally, if they are being honest about 1 in 13k, that means the odds of me personally knowing 5 people who developed it after their shots are 1 in 1,160,290,625. My MIL is still bedridden with Gillian Barre from her shot and may never ever be able to walk again.
Don’t feed me your “safe and effective” line.
Just because someone is a doctor, doesn’t mean their conclusions are correct. If you are in a high risk population the risks of the shots may be worth it, but if you are a healthy human being without any high risk categories, the shots make absolutely no sense from a risk/reward standpoint and the push for universal vaccination was a long con, that is still going on.
Yep, and nearly 100% of doctors prescribed addicted opioids, many taking kick backs and bribes from their manufacturers.
The argument of XX% of experts agree, isn’t an argument.. It does not PROVE that the experts are right in what they agree on.
The prescribing of opiates doesn’t bother me in the least bit, we all learned at the age of 11 how addicting they were. When I got addicted to opiates in 1979 after a real bad motorcycle accident, I knew I would be addicted, my doctors knew, we all talked about it a lot, but we had a plan and they stuck to it. My doctors put me in the Hospital for an extra week before my surgery to go thru Managed Withdrawls under Doctors care in a Hospital. 7-10 days later I was clean, had my surgeries and was pain free and addiction free when it was over. I had a scrip for ALL the Percodan I could take, and I was taking 40-50 DAILY after 3 months. The Percodan literally saved my life.
“Nearly all (92 percent) of physicians said COVID-19 has killed millions of Americans.” I quit reading the rest at this point. I don’t believe these percentages because the doctors know if one of their patients died of covid or some other medical problems. Here in Florida, a lot of our doctors were prescribing Ivermectin if you asked for it. I had one doctor roll her eyes and tell me she prescribes Ivermectin in any of her cases that tested positive for covid and there was no one telling her she couldn’t. 92% my butt!
“I know of no doctors that insist on this.”
““The AMA opposes the dangerous intrusion of government into the practice of medicine and the criminalization of health care decision-making,” said AMA Board Member Michael Suk, MD, JD, MPH, MBA. “Gender-affirming care is medically-necessary, evidence-based care that improves the physical and mental health of transgender and gender-diverse people...
The AMA is a strong supporter of human rights and freedoms and will continue to strongly oppose discrimination based on an individual’s sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity. AMA will continue to work to ensure transgender and gender-diverse minors have the opportunity to explore their gender identity under the safe and supportive care of a physician.”
When I lost weight on Keto, an extremely obese doctor told me a Keto diet was dangerous. I looked at his belly hanging between his spread thighs, the room got silent and I walked out.
It isn’t just doctors pushing trans stupidity. A LOT of stuff being pushed by doctors is total garbage. Look at the diet pushed by many, if not MOST, doctors - and fed to patients in hospitals.
Too many doctors are quacks. Sorry. But the road to health often starts with IGNORING your doctor. COVID was grossly overblown and there are still doctors that require everyone to wear a mask.
I have no respect left for doctors UNLESS they show signs of rational thought. Too many do not.
Dr. Terence Kealey and the Myth of Scientific Objectivity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLzcsxo-fhs
Georgia Ede: Brainwashed — The Mainstreaming of Nutritional Mythology
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbNDrcoRi8g
The AMA is a political body which most physicians disagree with. They simply have the marketing and arrogance to believe to speak for physicians.
I am not sure how your keto diet is on point to this discussion. My statement of I know of no doctors who support this nonsense. I don’t know every doctor in America but my peers on staff with me and I have taken the position out institutions will not be doing any of this garbage.
Well, since you just exposed your doctor for fraud that might be a problem. Suggest you don’t disclose that you and he are committing fraud.
That being said I don’t disagree that there are problems on medicine that seriously need solving.
Someday there will be a study of how the cognitive biases of the medical professionals led so many of them to believe the slogan “safe and effective.” Its actually quite telling that even close to 10% would not go along, considering the incredible pressure on them to conform.
“I am not sure how your keto diet is on point to this discussion.”
My point is that doctors cannot be trusted to follow reality or science. My wife went to a GP last month. EVERYONE had to wear a mask on entry. That’s DUMB.
I had a doctor try to prescribe me statins because my total cholesterol was 196 “and that is almost 200 and everyone needs statins at 200 so we might as well start you now”! High HDL. Low triglycerides. Blood pressure fine. Resting pulse 58. Doing 10Ks. But 196 was close to 200 and that was the magic number regardless of the totality.
DUMB.
Sorry. There are good doctors. But there are a lot of DUMB ones. “Three-Quarters of Docs Lament Medical Misinformation Problem” - but how many doctors are PUSHING malpractice and total BS?
“The AMA is a political body which most physicians disagree with.”
Then why aren’t most physicians FIGHTING it? Where are the doctors standing up for WOMEN? Doctors knuckle under and kiss the ring of government and the AMA. Not all. But I’m om Medicare now and need to find a doctor. One deal-breaker for me will be this: If they require everyone to wear a mask to set foot in their office, I won’t.
And if they try to put me on statins? Out the door. Tell me Keto is killing me when I feel the best I have in 30 years - and been on keto for over 5 years? Walking.
Lots of bad poop being pushed by doctors, and they wonder why people don’t believe every word they say?
4 AM Bump! Safe and effective. Who gets to decide what is misinformation? I’d like their number please. ;-)
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