Young people get health advice from social media. But can they tell good information from bad?

Young people get health advice from social media. But can they tell good information from bad?

Could sunscreen be bad for you? Can kitchen ingredients cure an STI? Students go online to search out all manner of information — including health and wellness advice — but face an overwhelming landscape often full of myths and memes."It

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