MedPage Today January 24, 2026
Two-thirds of more than 300 videos on cancer or diabetes have poor supporting evidence
Key Takeaways
- Only about 20% of 309 physician-produced online informational videos about cancer or diabetes had high-quality supporting evidence for claims made in the videos.
- Two-thirds of analyzed videos relied on low-quality evidence.
- Content with weaker scientific backing had more views than videos supported by high-quality medical evidence.
Fewer than 20% of online health information videos produced by health professionals had high-quality evidence to support claims made in the videos, according to a review of content on the popular YouTube video platform.
Two-thirds of the videos, all related to cancer or diabetes, had low, very low, or no evidence to support health claims. About...
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