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The internet is riven throughout with misinformation. Some of it is malicious. Much of it is rumor, hearsay, misinterpretation or otherwise well-meaning but still inaccurate. Regardless of the motive, bad information is bad information. When it comes to your health, or that of your family, that misinformation can lead to bad outcomes.

In this edition of HealthConnections, Dr. Carole Myers interviews Knox County Health Department Director Martha Buchanan and Public Information Officer Katherine Killen explain Webidemic, KCHD’s effort to combat medical misinformation. They cover the negatives of bad health information online, how to recognize it, and where to find vetted, reliable information useful in making medical decisions.

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The internet is riven throughout with misinformation.

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An estimated 40 to 70 percent of caregivers live with depression, anxiety or both, according to the Family Caregiver Alliance. And, a study by the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry reports that nearly 20 percent of adults aged 55+ experience a mental health condition, including cognitive impairments or mood disorders.

With the expected population of adults 65 and older expected to reach 80 million by 2045, there’s a clear need to address better access to improved mental health services.

Through the Insights Initiative, part of the California-based SCAN Health Plan community service program Independence at Home, social workers and family therapists used evidence-based practices to treat depression, anxiety, distress, grief, loneliness and other symptoms in seniors in their home and in their primary language.

Senior-producer Liz Seegert recently spoke Denise Likar, vice president of Independence at Home, about this innovative approach to delivering behavioral health services to seniors and their caregivers.

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China is the largest global supplier of key ingredients for medicines and vitamins. Healthcare providers writing prescriptions for antibiotics, antidepressants, actually many drugs, have no clue, so patients taking them don’t either.

HealthCetera producer Dr. Kenya Beard interviews co-author Rosemary Gibson on her new book China Rx: Exposing the Risks of America’s Dependence on China for Medicine, an investigative report into the dependence on China for the production of crucial medications. She co-authored this with Janardan Prasad Singh

Rosemary Gibson is a senior advisor at the Hastings Center, a bioethics research institute, and is the author of numerous books investigating healthcare issues.

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