Influencers vs evidence-based medicine (part one)

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Babbage from The Economist

2026-05-27

36 分钟
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Many people turn to the internet for medical advice. But there's a lot of misinformation out there. To help you think through the fog, over the next two weeks we're bringing you two conversations about health, medicine, evidence and trust in the digital age. In the first episode, we diagnose the problem: how online influencers and AI diagnoses are turning people away from evidence-based advice. Guests and hosts: Deborah Cohen, author of “Bad Influence”Alok Jha, The Economist's science and technology editor Topics covered: Wellness trendsHealthcare technologyArtificial intelligence Transcripts of our podcasts are available via economist.com/podcasts. Listen to what matters most, from global politics and business to science and technology—subscribe to Economist Podcasts+.
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  • The Economist.

  • We've all had those moments.

  • You're feeling a bit tired and woolly-headed, just a bit run down.

  • Then you come across some useful hacks on social media.

  • Are you tired of being tired all the time?

  • Would you like to not get diabetes?

  • This is a continuous glucose monitor, or CGM for short.

  • So now I can get a blood sugar level reading anytime I want

  • by just tapping my phone against the sensor.

  • When I changed my energy source from primarily grains to primarily fats, within 15 minutes everything changed.

  • If you've got fatigue, bloating, skin flare-ups, or brain fog,

  • sometimes the missing piece is hidden stressors, including parasite patterns.

  • This is exactly why I use bioenergetic scanning in my practice.

  • Wondering what the first three months of TRT will really be like?

  • From regaining lost energy to finally feeling like yourself again, I'll break down exactly what you can expect.

  • From testosterone replacement therapy to brand new diets,

  • your social media feed has probably got an answer to everything

  • that could possibly be going wrong with your body.

  • It all sounds like science.

  • But let's be honest, most of it also sounds too good to be true.