The doctors prescribing misinformation
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What happens when doctors push misinformation, jeopardizing patients\\u2019 lives? Today we dig into a months-long Post investigation into a system that appears ill-equipped to respond, and what that means for patients who suffered the health consequences.
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When Margret Murphy\\u2019s long-time doctor\\u2019s office told her to stop wearing a mask at her appointments during the height of the coronavirus pandemic, suggesting masking could be the cause of her high blood pressure, she left the practice and went elsewhere.
But the doctor\'s actions shocked health reporter Lena Sun. Sun \\u2013 along with our colleague Lauren Weber \\u2013 looked into how often this kind of bad medical advice was being given in doctors\\u2019 offices, and what, if any, consequences doctors faced.
\\u201cDoctors are among the most trusted people that we know,\\u201d Sun says. \\u201cThey\'re up there on the pedestal. And so when they spread misinformation, it is triply damaging.\\u201d
Yet, as this investigation found, doctors who prescribed misinformation rarely faced punishment.
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