GP calls for regulations on social media influencers sharing health information - The Little Things

An Australian GP wants to see new laws introduced to regulate what information influencers are able to share online about healthcare. Dr Preeya Alexander is a general practitioner based in metropolitan Melbourne, who has contributed regularly in Australian media in order to combat misinformation online. Speaking to Francesca Rudkin and Louise Ayrey on the NZ Herald ’s lifestyle podcast The Little Things , Alexander – who blogs and uses social media regularly to discuss complex medical topics – said there are benefits to social media.

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