Chronovirus-related tick-tock videos are all the rage right now, but they could potentially be harmful for false information
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But let's get into today's story in january news outlets around the world published stories about the viral tick-tock star
nurse holly after she incorrectly claimed in one of her videos that abstinence was the best method to
not contract sexually transmitted diseases
People stormed social media to criticize the nurse for sharing incorrect health information on tick tock
The popular video sharing platform where more than half of users are between the ages of 16 and 24
now following all that backlash nurse
Holly actually deleted her tick tock account and you know also deleted that video in the process
But the damage was already done articles like tick tocks medical professionals maybe aren't all that professional and if you're a nurse
Please stop embarrassing your entire profession on tik tok flooded the internet at first glance
It seemed like medical professionals on tick tock were damaging the relationship between health care providers and patients
Now still despite all of that and what tic toc has given that profession a lot of doctors and nurses say they should still
Be on the app and that's because they should be there to help fight misinformation
You know help prevent a lot of like stigma and taboo and really give patients the trust and care
They need online even a quick scroll through hashtags like nurse life and nurse on tech tock will inevitably pull up some questionable videos
There are also videos of health professionals mocking patients on suicide watch
Go kill yourself go sit in the middle of the road and let a car run over you
You're ugly. You're disgusting judging people's sex lives and making fun of patients drug. Use I got drugs
in my booty
You know what that can cause a lot of infection girl
You can't get no infection in your booty hoe
now this also brings up a good argument that a lot of people are afraid to get medical help because
They're afraid that their doctor or nurse or whoever it is may make fun of them on social media after plus
The tick tocks can leave people wondering things like will my doctor. Believe me
Will my nurse judge me for my sexual choices?
Some people made fun of the situation and tweeted things like when a nurse leaves to get the doctor
She's actually making a tick tock about how you're a sinner
And even this one with screaming in the background of a nurse's tick tock as the hospital bed folds in on me like a clam
Now it wasn't just people online on tick tock, you know
Patients or potential patients who are bothered by these but tick tock actually updated its guidelines after this tick tock wrote that does not permit
Misinformation and that it would remove quote misinformation that could cause harm to an individual's health or wider public safety
however
It is not tick-tock's
Responsibility to decide what's offensive and what's not if you catch my drift the platform can't discriminate against post based on someone's profession
Tick-tock only takes action when someone breaks its community guidelines
So all of that is really up to health care professions and doctors
One doctor austin chang said there are a ton of medical professions posting accurate and helpful information on social media those medical professions
He said show that social media platforms including tick tock are positive tools for connecting with patients
So obviously addison is alone here prime example 10 out of 10
Okay, heidi and mark have been doing an excellent job protecting dixie and charlie. So 12 out of 10
And sadly enough tic toc has been a platform that's been singled out by healthcare providers to not get involved with
But chang who has a tech talk himself
And in recent videos has given quarantine advice while dancing says there's no reason to stay off the platform
And really health providers just need to know their boundaries and truly
It's estimated that 80 of internet users search for health information online 74
Of them on social media according to the national institute of health and if medical professionals aren't on social media platforms
Especially those like tick tock which serve a younger audience who will be answering those health questions. Wow
This does bring up a lot of questions like where should I webmd myself?
Maybe i'll just go to tiktok and make sure that i'm okay and don't have diseases of some sort
But tick tock has also been a great reference for a lot of those people who really?
Can't access the internet as much or just they're younger
anyway
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