Physicians Practice January 19, 2026
Colleen Denny, M.D., FACOG, joins the show to break down what patients are hearing online, how medical misinformation shows up in the exam room and why physicians still play a central role in restoring trust.
Patients are making health decisions in a very different information environment — one shaped by social media, search engines, generative artificial intelligence (AI) and increasingly politicized medical claims.
Medical Economics Senior Editor Richard Payerchin sat down with Colleen Denny, M.D., FACOG, chief ethics officer for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), to talk about where patients are hearing medical misinformation, how it’s showing up in exam rooms and what physicians can do about it.
Denny explains why misinformation now extends far beyond vaccines,...
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