Joel Luther
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 6
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- Sep 24, 2026
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KFF Women’s Health Survey Explores How Women Navigate Contraceptive Information — The Monitor | KFF (opens the original)
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The 2026 KFF Women’s Health Survey finds that health care providers remain the most trusted source of reliable health information for reproductive-age women. Large shares, though, also report using online sources and social media, and many report being exposed to false or misleading information that can lead to changes in contraceptive use, like starting, changing, or stopping a birth control method. And as AI tools become more embedded in health care and government, some institutions are develo
Correcting False Health Claims and Navigating AI-Generated Information — The Monitor | KFF (opens the original)
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Recent research on correcting false or misleading claims finds that corrections can improve the accuracy of people’s beliefs, but their impact on engagement may depend on reaching people before a claim has already spread widely. And research on AI-generated search results suggests that people may be less likely to visit the original sources behind AI-generated answers. As these tools become more common, health organizations may need to consider how changes in information-seeking behavior affect
Different State Regulatory Approaches Reflect Open Questions About AI Mental Health Tools — The Monitor | KFF (opens the original)
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States are taking different regulatory approaches to AI mental health tools in response to concerns about chatbots providing inaccurate or potentially dangerous advice. Laws and pending legislation in some states restrict AI from providing or advertising itself as therapy, while others focus on data protections, disclosures, and requirements for patient consent. Concerns about AI chatbots providing wrong or potentially dangerous advice have prompted legislative activity in multiple states, follo
Many Adults Are Unaware of the Abortion Pill’s Safety and Prevalence as Misleading Claims Link the Medication to Wastewater Contamination — The Monitor | KFF (opens the original)
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Recently released findings from KFF’s July Health Tracking Poll show that much of the public is unsure of the abortion pill mifepristone’s safety, and most lack awareness that most abortions in the U.S. are performed via medications. These findings come as some groups opposed to abortion are citing a misleading paper in an effort to classify mifepristone as a water contaminant, despite criticism of the paper’s methodology and a lack of evidence demonstrating the drug poses an environmental risk.
New KFF Poll Shows Public Divided When It Comes to Trusting Federal Health Agencies for Reliable Information — The Monitor | KFF (opens the original)
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KFF’s latest Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds that following large declines in trust in federal health agencies from 2020 through early 2026, trust in the CDC as a source of health information held steady over the last 6 months, while trust in both President Trump and state government officials declined somewhat. These findings, including levels of trust in sources of health information broken out by key demographic groups, can also be found on KFF’s interactive Health Informa
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