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Black Salve: A Crisis in Online Health Misinformation

October 28, 2025 · by impact ethics · in Cancer, Community, eHealth, Health Education, Health Research, Law & Policy, Privacy and Trust, Public Health, Sexual Health, vulnerability

A.M. Kieley discusses online misinformation about black salve, a dangerous and ineffective “treatment” for cancer.

Gurus, Influencers, and the Public Health Crisis of Misinformation

November 1, 2024 · by impact ethics · in artificial intelligence, Community, eHealth, Health Education, Privacy and Trust, Public Health, Sexual Health, Social Justice

Kyle Barbour outlines how the death of public reason has made room for figures advancing spurious claims about health.

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