It is common knowledge that nowadays our society is ruled by social media. But taken to an extreme things may get out of hand. Lately it has been very common to find doctors and nurses posting health information on the popular social media platform TikTok. TikTok videos can be a good way of providing health advice and information to teenagers and young adults. However, there have been some US doctors and nurses accused of being unprofessional and spreading misinformation.
In my opinion, as a viewer it is very difficult to distinguish what it’s true from what it’s not, specially when it’s an alleged doctor who gives you the information. Even though most of these videos made by doctors are accurate and professional, others can negatively affect public health and public opinion of the medical profession.
So, what do you think? Should doctors be active or social media or not? Do you consider unprofessional a doctor who gives advice on social media? Or do you think that it is a good way to approach medical knowledge to teenagers and young adults?
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