Fighting misinformation a major challenge in Canadian health care, survey finds
2026-04-21 from ctvnews.ca
A new survey by the Canadian Medical Association finds doctors are increasingly intervening to address harm caused by patients acting on false health information found online.
The Physician Pulse survey, published Tuesday, reveals that 97 per cent of responding doctors have had to intervene to prevent harm or address consequences after a patient followed false or misleading health information found online, including information from AI.
The survey was completed by 645 physicians between April 6-13.
Dr. Margot Burnell, medical oncologist and president of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA), says this data is concerning.
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