Medical Misinformation in 2027 and How to Find a Doctor You Trust

Health claims are moving faster than the evidence behind them, from vaccine policy reversals to viral peptide trends. Dr. Mike joins Jane to separate what the data actually shows from what is just loud.

Links mentioned:
"urgent threat": https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/reports-and-publications/health-misinformation/index.html
"infodemic": https://www.who.int/health-topics/infodemic
KFF poll: https://www.kff.org/public-opinion/kff-tracking-poll-on-health-information-and-trust-use-of-social-media-and-ai-for-health-information-and-advice
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security: https://centerforhealthsecurity.org/sites/default/files/2023-02/20211020-misinformation-disinformation-cost.pdf
CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html
"a clean sweep is necessary to reestablish public confidence in vaccine science.": https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/adult-non-flu-vaccines/kennedy-removes-all-acip-members-eyes-replacements
without a vote by the advisory panel: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/kennedy-says-government-no-longer-recommends-covid-vaccines-for-healthy-children-and-pregnant-women
vitamin A and cod liver oil: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/11/metro/measles-outbreak-rfk-jr-vitamin-a-cod-liver/
Experts told Reuters: https://www.wral.com/kennedy-downplays-immunity-from-vaccination-as-measles-outbreak-grows/21907201/
"'Vaccines do not cause autism' is not an evidence-based claim.": https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-website-change-vaccines-autism
from 17 to 11: https://www.axios.com/2026/01/06/us-childhood-vaccine-schedule-denmark-differences
a federal judge put those changes on hold: https://www.wsls.com/health/2026/03/16/judge-blocks-us-government-from-slimming-down-vaccine-recommendations/
$500 million: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/rfk-jr-halts-500-million-for-mrna-vaccine-research
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025 to 2030: https://cdn.realfood.gov/DGA.pdf
"We are ending the war on saturated fats.": https://www.notus.org/health-science/trump-administration-new-nutrition-guidelines
beef tallow fries: https://www.npr.org/nx-s1-5326555
Harvard nutrition researchers: https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/2026/01/09/dietary-guidelines-for-americans-2025-2030/
American Heart Association: https://www.statnews.com/2026/01/08/saturated-fats-controversial-role-in-new-dietary-guidelines/
"aggressive suppression": https://www.axios.com/2024/11/14/rfk-jr-positions-vaccines-drugs-health-care
"I'm a big fan of peptides,": https://gizmodo.com/rfk-jr-tells-joe-rogan-hes-about-to-unleash-14-banned-peptides-2000728355
against the advice of FDA's own staff: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/fda-advisory-committee-votes-add-popular-peptide-bpc-134913891
"irresponsible": https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/wellness/story/highly-major-medical-groups-react-trumps-claim-tylenol-125868302
"raw milk puts all consumers at risk": https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/01/rfk-jr-raw-milk/
"miracle": https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/06/dr-oz-scolded-by-senators-for-miracle-weight-loss-claims
BMJ study: https://time.com/3642533/dr-oz-advice/

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