658 - What Happened to the Doctors Spreading Misinformation During the COVID-19 Pandemic?
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English - September 06, 2023 10:00 - 12 minutes - 17.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 559 ratingsNews Health & Fitness Medicine covid covid19 education globalhealth medicine coronavirus health novelcoronavirus publichealth science Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Throughout the pandemic, a few medical professionals spread false and misleading information about COVID-19 and even touted potentially harmful “treatments” to their patients. But did they face consequences? Journalist Lena Sun talks with Dr. Josh Sharfstein about her Washington Post report looking at how medical professional boards handled—or dismissed—complaints about these doctors.