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How does mass media affect our health?
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Dr. Dean Giannoneanswered
Internal Medicine 27 years experience
Fake news. Oh, boy.: The health information that's propagated by the mass media, such as in news reports and on talk shows, is not always based on results of randomized, double-blind trials. As such, it may not be the advice that an actual doctor would give you in regards to a given medical issue.
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