With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, social media has rapidly become a crucial communication tool for information generation, dissemination, and consumption. In this scoping review, we selected and examined peer-reviewed empirical studies relating to COVID-19 and social media during the first outbreak from November, 2019, to November, 2020. From an analysis of 81 studies, we identified five…
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OTTAWA – The global rise in misinformation threatens national institutions and processes that underpin democracy, warns Canada’s chief justice.
A fishing boat crowded with migrants traveling from Libya to Italy sank in Greek waters last week. While hundreds are still missing and feared dead,…
There is no link between autism and any vaccine or vaccine ingredient. Get the facts and the latest science from CDC.
EDMONTON – A local woman who has made hating Canada her entire personality has become Premier of Alberta after winning the provincial election.
RSV is a serious health threat, but new survey data finds that the public is ill-informed about it and unfamiliar with some common symptoms.
Though less publicized than vaccine refusal, refusing vitamin-K supplementation for babies based on confused science is also on the rise.
Physicians and scientists are experiencing alarming levels of harassment on social media, according to a new survey.
Fresno County health officials said they are working with their counterparts at the state level and in Madera County to contact those who may have…
A survey by the Publishers Association found reading to be more popular than going to the cinema or browsing social media, coming second only to…
