{"id":48415,"date":"2021-01-13T15:41:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T05:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/?p=48415"},"modified":"2021-01-13T15:43:52","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T05:13:52","slug":"the-ama-is-pushing-for-a-crackdown-on-dangerous-health-advice-shared-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/the-ama-is-pushing-for-a-crackdown-on-dangerous-health-advice-shared-online\/","title":{"rendered":"The AMA Is Pushing For A Crackdown On \u201cDangerous\u201d Health Advice Shared Online"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Australian Medical Association is urging the government to invest in a campaign alerting the public to the dangers of health advice shared online from unqualified sources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AMA\u2019s Dr Omar Khorshid has told FIVEAA summer breakfast \u201cdangerous posts\u201d must be targeted and removed from social platforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cThose celebrities or crackpots that are out there \u2013 anti-vaxxers or people who are actually potentially harming people\u2019s health, people suggesting you don\u2019t need cancer treatment because you can take vitamins instead &#8211; if someone believes that there is a direct negative impact on their health.<\/p><p>\u201cThose sorts of claims should be targeted and taken off social media.<\/p><p>\u201cThese celebrities are generally either promoting their own brand or they\u2019re trying to sell you a book or whatever it is to make themselves some money. You\u2019ve got to be very sceptical about these claims. Really look at who it is, what is their level of expertise and what is their level of training.<\/p><p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to keep seeing this stuff \u2013 it\u2019s a free country, people saying what they want to say \u2013 but it\u2019s about how you receive that information\u2026 whether you have a chuckle at the idea of feeding your baby bone broth rather than actually doing it.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>LISTEN HERE:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/dr-FiveAA-Internet-2021-01-13-08-07-15.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Medical Association is urging the government to invest in a campaign alerting the public to the dangers of health advice shared online from unqualified sources. 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