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Ostomates show how TikTok can be used to educate, reform and support online health communities

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Written by Craig Owen & Emma Butel

Young adults often turn to social media for health information. With over 1.6 billion active users, TikTok provides a powerful platform for communication among health communities.

Analysing 64 TikTok videos related to #ostomy and #IBD, we found that young ostomates (people with a stoma) use the platform to share vital education about stomas, share personal experiences and combat stigma. We now call on health professionals to recognise and support these educational efforts on TikTok.

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By Jon Roosenbeek, Sander van der Linden, & Stephan Lewandowsky

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From the COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine, misinformation is rife worldwide. Many tools have been designed to help people spot misinformation. The problem with most of them is how hard they are to deliver at scale.

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