How to Seek Online Medical Advice for Your Kids and Avoid Misinformation, with Dr. Alex Niemczura

When it's normal to “Google” any-and-everything –even medical advice, how do we truly know if the source of what we’re reading and hearing is reliable?

In this episode we tackle the very important topic: “How do you find trustworthy information about your child’s health?” especially when health advice can be found at the click of a button.

Our expert guest is Dr. Alex Niemczura, a medical writer with a PhD in neuroscience. Dr. Niemczura has vast experience in evaluating scientific sources and knows exactly what to look for when it comes to finding reliable health information.

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Relevant links:

HealthyChildren.org

American Academy of Pediatrics: AAP.org

Mayo Clinic: https://www.mayoclinic.org/

Cleveland Clinic: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/

National Institute of Health (NIH): https://www.nih.gov/

Center for Disease Control (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/

For peer-reviewed studies published in medical journals:

PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/

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