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Health fraud scams refer to products that claim to prevent, treat, or cure diseases or other health conditions, but are not proven safe and effective for those uses. Health fraud scams waste...
- Illegally Sold Monkeypox
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued the...
- FDA
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- Health Fraud Product Database
This list includes unapproved products that have been...
- Public Notifications and Safety Alerts
Public notifications and safety alerts relating to health...
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- Press Announcements
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- For Consumers
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- Health Fraud Recalls
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- Illegally Sold Monkeypox
An analysis of health-related rumors and misinformation that have come up during past public health emergencies. A pilot analysis exploring specific misinformation interventions to help policymakers and practitioners understand critical components of infodemic interventions.
22 cze 2022 · Hijacked journals — scam websites that impersonate legitimate titles — have duped unsuspecting researchers out of author fees for years. Now, a tool will help researchers to check the validity...
4 cze 2024 · Scammers are targeting UK consumers with copycat websites which claim to sell miraculous medical products. Purchase scams, where victims are lured into buying items that never show up or are significantly different to those advertised, soared by 34% in 2023, according to UK Finance.
22 lis 2021 · If an ad offers a treatment that the seller claims the government or pharmaceutical industry doesn’t want you to know about, it’s a scam. If you think you’ve spotted a health scam, tell your friends and family about it. Then tell the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov.
5 maj 2023 · Fact-check the claim by finding reputable sources like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the National Institutes of Health and other agencies and...
This review explores how individuals interact with health misinformation online, whether it be through search, user-generated content, or mobile apps. We discuss whether personal access to information is helping or hindering health outcomes and how the perceived trustworthiness of the institutions communicating health has changed over time.