The Ethics of Social Media Medicine

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Physicians are increasingly leveraging social media platforms like TikTok, X, and Facebook to share their insights and opinions.

Alongside this trend, there's a clear uptick in doctors endorsing new pharmaceuticals and medical tools through their social media handles.

But amidst this influence, questions arise:

Are doctors being compensated for their endorsements? And can we trust their intentions?

TOPICS

(1:08) Can you buy a doctor's endorsement?

(2:30) Big Pharma's influence on the medical field

(7:30) How Pharma is leveraging doctors to endorse drugs on social media

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