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Biases in algorithms hurt those looking for information on health

  • Written by Anjana Susarla, Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
imageFinding valid health care information on social media is harder than it seems.Carl Court/Getty Images

YouTube hosts millions of videos related to health care.

The Health Information National Trends Survey reports that 75% of Americans go to the internet first when looking for information about health or medical topics. YouTube is one of the most popu...

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