[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":316},["ShallowReactive",2],{"slug-guide-patient-questions-digital-health":3},{"post":4,"relatedPosts":187,"relatedBooks":315},{"id":5,"date":6,"date_gmt":7,"guid":8,"modified":10,"modified_gmt":11,"slug":12,"status":13,"type":14,"link":15,"title":16,"content":18,"excerpt":21,"author":23,"featured_media":24,"comment_status":25,"ping_status":25,"sticky":26,"template":27,"format":28,"meta":29,"categories":30,"tags":33,"project_category":45,"contact_email_category":46,"yst_prominent_words":47,"class_list":58,"better_featured_image":78,"acf":122,"yoast_meta":131,"_links":134},23247,"2019-03-07T16:00:38","2019-03-07T14:00:38",{"rendered":9},"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002F?post_id=23247&_wpnonce=bf75e465dc&status=auto-draft&type=post","2023-02-13T09:49:49","2023-02-13T08:49:49","guide-patient-questions-digital-health","publish","post","https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fguide-patient-questions-digital-health",{"rendered":17},"HOW TO Answer Patient Questions About Digital Health – Our Guide",{"rendered":19,"protected":20},"\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"5px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp style=\"color: #555;font-size: 12px;line-height: 14px\">THIS ARTICLE HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED SINCE 2019. THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd> \u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>What should a patient share in an e-mail with their doctor? What are the most reliable online medical sources? Which wearables or health sensors are worth recommending? As many people Google their symptoms, start using technologies for health-related issues and communicate with providers via digital means, we summarize the most frequently asked patient questions and physicians’ potential responses in our \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Feepurl.com\u002FgiVx1L\">Guide To Ask Me About Digital\u003C\u002Fa>. By reading it, you can confidently use the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fask-me-about-digital-badge\">Ask Me About Digital badge\u003C\u002Fa> and navigate through questions about digital health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What is The Guide?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We designed the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Feepurl.com\u002FgiVx1L\">Guide\u003C\u002Fa> first of all for medical professionals who are using or about to use the Ask Me About Digital badge or pin in their daily medical work. In addition, we encourage every physician, nurse, and caretaker who has an interest in the latest technologies and wants to step up to the challenges of the 21st century to skim through the Guide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cpre class=\"wp-block-verse\">\u003Cem>Think you already know the digital health universe? Scroll down and test your knowledge!\u003C\u002Fem>\u003C\u002Fpre>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Overall, the Guide prepares healthcare professionals for ways of listening and answering patients’ questions related to digital health issues. This FAQ offers a framework on how to respond to the latest challenges in \u003Cg class=\"gr_ gr_6 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-del replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"6\" data-gr-id=\"6\">the patient-doctor\u003C\u002Fg> communication. However, you as the doctor, the nurse or other medical specialists can fill in the void with content according to your own practice, specialty, patients, experiences, local customs, and specific conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Download The Guide \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Feepurl.com\u002FgiVx1L\">here.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F027_physicians-512x288.png\" alt=\"patient questions ask me about digital guide\" class=\"wp-image-23248\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F027_physicians-512x288.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F027_physicians-370x208.png 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F027_physicians-768x432.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F027_physicians-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F027_physicians-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>What is the Ask Me About Digital badge?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The badge, sticker or pin on a physician’s door or a\nnurse’s clothing aims to be an ice breaker, a conversation starter and a\nreassurance for patients that the individual in the consulting position is open\nto a conversation about digital topics concerning healthcare. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>The symptom checker app or just “Dr. Google” found\nsomething suspicious? The Fitbit Surge showed a strange value? You’re not sure\nwhether you can allow your patients to add you on Facebook? You have no idea\nwhere to turn to with such questions?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Look up the Guide and be more confident when it comes\nto questions about medical fake news,\nhealth apps, health sensors, trackers, genetic tests, etc. Moreover, by becoming more open towards new technologies, and\nshowing your willingness to have this type of conversation by putting the Ask\nMe About Digital on your door, transition into a new era in healthcare will be\nsmoother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>As we know that change is difficult, we also offer a community of like-minded individuals on LinkedIn to share experiences and discuss steps forward. Join the group \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.linkedin.com\u002Fgroups\u002F13685080\u002F\">here\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002FBeFunky-collage-512x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23249\"\u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Why did we launch the Ask Me About Digital campaign?\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Our team started the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fask-me-about-digital-badge\">campaign\u003C\u002Fa> in June 2018 with \u003Cstrong>the primary goal of bridging a communication gap between patients and primary care physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals regarding topics related to digital health. \u003C\u002Fstrong>Although many patients use online tools to get medical advice, they are often reluctant to discuss their findings with their doctors out of fear or embarrassment, as they don’t know whether they would be open towards such a conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>By becoming more open to talking about the latest technologies, it will also be easier to clear up misconceptions around innovative tools, and this might help the adoption of relevant digital health innovation in the future. Since the fear of the unknown is taken out of the equation, less tech-savvy medical professionals and patients might embrace them faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Parallel to the gradual adoption of digital health technologies, physicians and nurses could slowly take note of the easing burden in their daily tasks. As patients will get used to the fact that reliable online sources, apps or health sensors could give answers to their simpler medical questions, medical professionals could save some of their valuable time to deal with complex cases, finish their daily tasks on time – and spend more time with their families. After all, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fphysician-burnout\">physician burnout is currently one of the most acute problems\u003C\u002Fa> to solve all over the world. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Ca class=\"img\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fask-me-about-digital-badge\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"503\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F0507_amad_badge_WEB_002-01_upd-512x503.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23250\"\u002F\u003C\u002Fa srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F0507_amad_badge_WEB_002-01_upd-512x503.png 512w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F0507_amad_badge_WEB_002-01_upd-768x755.png 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2019\u002F03\u002F0507_amad_badge_WEB_002-01_upd.png 843w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Finally, \u003Cstrong>our ultimate\ngoal is to make the use of the badge unnecessary\u003C\u002Fstrong>. We imagine a world where\nit is natural to have a conversation about digital health issues between\npatients and caregivers without any signs advertising it. As we cannot be\nfurther away from this scenario, let’s take the first steps together!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Download The Guide \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Feepurl.com\u002FgiVx1L\">here\u003C\u002Fa> and ask for your badge or pin at \u003Ca href=\"mailto:badge@medicalfuturist.com\">badge@medicalfuturist.com\u003C\u002Fa> for free.\u003C\u002Fh4>\n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"02a8b4e8-8eb3-4068-8a5f-3735f5cddad1\" data-show-share=\"false\" data-show-info=\"false\" data-comments=\"false\"> \u003C\u002Fdiv>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. A community of empowered patients, future-oriented healthcare professionals, concerned health policymakers, sensible health tech developers, and enthusiastic medical students. If there were ever a time to join us, it is now. Every contribution, however big or small, powers our research and sustains our future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">\u003Cstrong style=\"background-color: #e71d3299; color: #000;\">Click here to support The Medical Futurist from as little as $3\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> – it only takes a minute. Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",false,{"rendered":22,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>What should a patient share in an e-mail with their doctor? What are the most reliable online medical sources? Which wearables or health sensors are worth recommending? 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THE INFORMATION SHARED IN THE ARTICLE WAS ACCURATE AT THE TIME OF ITS PUBLICATION, BUT IT MAY BE OUT OF DATE NOW. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Fmagazine\">BROWSE OUR LATEST ARTICLES HERE\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\u003C\u002Ftbody>\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>How do you decide what’s real or fake news on the internet? How do you evaluate the quality of medical apps or health technologies? As part of our former \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmedicalfuturist.com\u002Ffrom-chance-to-choice\">From Chance To Choice\u003C\u002Fa> campaign, we would like to help medical professionals make a more informed judgment about digital health tools so they would be more confident – and perhaps more open – to talk about online diagnostic means, medical apps, sensors or wearables. Thereby they could successfully navigate their patients in the jungle of digital health.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003C!--more-->\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>Awfully difficult to find reliable information online\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>This is the era of fake news, spam emails, scams, online conspiracy theories and internet trolls. \u003C\u002Fstrong>The online space is full of misinformation. While the availability of information is undeniably positive, one of the most significant challenges is to find reliable information, more importantly, reliable medical information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>Advertisements of charlatans offering hypnoses-sessions on Skype as a cure for cancer sit next to \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fecjones.org\u002Fmedicine.html\">selected and curated online medical news\u003C\u002Fa>. Fraudsters often \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.actionfraud.police.uk\u002Ffraud-az-medical-scams\">lead their victims to believe they will receive a pharmaceutical product or health service\u003C\u002Fa> for a lower price or it will prove to be a miraculous cure for AIDS, acne, baldness, cancer or overweight. These products could do harm to your health!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>No wonder that everyone needs advice and guidance while navigating through the ocean of information. We receive many questions from patients, doctors, nurses, caregivers, social workers and anyone with health-related issues where to find relevant medical information, reliable apps, sensors, and wearables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>In the following sections, we would like to arm health professionals with various guidelines and principles for them to make more sound and informed judgments about online medical information and digital health tools. \u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"870\" height=\"489\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002F1712507217.rsc.cdn77.org\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002FAsk-Me-About-Digital-1.jpg\" alt=\"From Chance To Choice\" class=\"wp-image-20918\" srcset=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002FAsk-Me-About-Digital-1.jpg 870w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002FAsk-Me-About-Digital-1-370x208.jpg 370w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002FAsk-Me-About-Digital-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.medicalfuturist.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2018\u002F06\u002FAsk-Me-About-Digital-1-512x288.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 870px) 100vw, 870px\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Ffigure>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>If you have doubts about a website\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>Check the author of the site – whether this information is available is also a good indicator of quality\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Look up the editorial policy\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Browse through the advertising policy – having ads on a site might be acceptable if a clear and transparent advertising policy is in place\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Find out the age of the website or look up information about the website via credible sources\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Check whether the sources of illustrations and videos are indicated, whether it links to evidence-based studies. \u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>If you are sceptical about an app\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>Check the company behind it: look it up in company databases, browse through its appearance in relevant news sites – \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.medpagetoday.com\u002F\">MedPage Today\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002FHealthline.com\">Healthline\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fmedgadget.com\">Medgadget\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002FWebMD.com\">WebMD\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.news-medical.net\u002F\">https:\u002F\u002Fwww.news-medical.net\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Find out how often do updates come out\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Read a few user reviews – and check it whether \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mobihealthnews.com\u002F\">MobiHealthNews\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fimedicalapps.com\u002F\">imedicalapps.com\u003C\u002Fa> or \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.medgadget.com\">medgadget.com\u003C\u002Fa> reviewed the app. These are the most reliable sites.\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Be vigilant about how many things it requests access to – for example, why would an app providing info on diabetes want to connect to your camera and photos?)\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>If you have an odd suspicion about a technology\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh3>\n\n\n\n\u003Cul class=\"wp-block-list\">\u003Cli>If something sounds too good to be true, it is. When a smartwatch offers heart rate tracking, calorie counting, a mosquito and an earthquake alarm (there is a watch like that), your buzzer should go off. Serious flaw alert!!\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Check if it has \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.fda.gov\u002Fmedicaldevices\u002Fproductsandmedicalprocedures\u002Fdeviceapprovalsandclearances\u002Fdefault.htm\">FDA approval\u003C\u002Fa> (for devices on the US market) or \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fec.europa.eu\u002Fgrowth\u002Fsingle-market\u002Fce-marking_en\">CE approval\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Look through the app (details above)\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>Check out the company and see how clearly they communicate – some companies crowdfunding the seed money for their product tended to be unresponsive to customers\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli style=\"text-align: left;\">Read a few user reviews – and check it whether \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fmobihealthnews.com\u002F\">mobihealthnews.com\u003C\u002Fa>, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fimedicalapps.com\u002F\">imedicalapps.com\u003C\u002Fa> or \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.medgadget.com\">medgadget.com\u003C\u002Fa> reviewed the technology\u003C\u002Fli>\u003Cli>And scroll down to the bottom of the page and browse through \u003Cstrong>our own collection of credible technologies\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fli>\u003C\u002Ful>\n\n\n\n\u003Ch2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u003Cstrong>The Ultimate Medical Futurist Advice\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>We are \u003Ca href=\"mailto:berci@medicalfuturist.com\">HERE\u003C\u002Fa> to help you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>If you have a question about an app, a website or a device, reach out to us and to our community of like-minded individuals who do not take quality for granted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Cp>And finally, a warning to fake news factories, scammers and fraudsters: We are the policemen of digital health. If you use a buzzword or over-claim what your app\u002Fproduct can do, we are here to bust you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\n\n\n\u003Ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #eee; border-top: 4px solid #444;\" cellpadding=\"10px\">\n\u003Ctbody>\n\u003Ctr>\n\u003Ctd style=\"width: 100%;\">\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>At The Medical Futurist, we are building a community for making a bold vision about the future of healthcare reality today.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ciframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fembed\u002FFIbMejImnxs\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\">\u003C\u002Fiframe>\n\u003Cp>If you’d like to support this mission, we invite you to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">join The Medical Futurist Patreon Community\u003C\u002Fa>. A community of empowered patients, future-oriented healthcare professionals, concerned health policymakers, sensible health tech developers, and enthusiastic medical students. If there were ever a time to join us, it is now. Every contribution, however big or small, powers our research and sustains our future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.patreon.com\u002Fthemedicalfuturist\">\u003Cstrong style=\"background-color: #e71d3299; color: #000;\">Click here to support The Medical Futurist from as little as $3\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fa> – it only takes a minute. Thank you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003C\u002Ftd>\n\u003C\u002Ftr>\n\u003C\u002Ftbody>\n\u003C\u002Ftable>\n\u003Cp> \u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"rendered":202,"protected":20},"\u003Cp>How do you decide what’s real or fake news on the internet? How do you evaluate the quality of medical apps or health technologies? 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