More than half of the information in health campaigns is not based on clinical trials or scientific research.
Nevertheless, science communication is crucial as the transmission of science strongly influences the population, health professionals when choosing which drug to recommend, and lay individuals who have to make decisions that will affect their health.
That is why everyone should be aware of the difficulties science communication faces and how it is influenced by the economic benefits of pharmaceutical companies and the current mass transmission of information via the internet and social media, which can cause healthcare panics.https://www.plant2tree.com/digital/internet-the-new-disseminator-of-science/
