What doctors want you to know about health information on social media

A pediatric expert says false health information online is making his job harder and putting young people at real risk.

CLEVELAND — Scroll through social media for a few minutes and you’re bound to find someone offering health advice. Some of it is helpful. A lot of it isn’t. One doctor who treats teenagers and young adults says the consequences of that misinformation show up in his exam room every day.

According to Scott E. Hadland, MD, MPH, MS, chief of the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Mass General Brigham for Children and associate

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