KFF/Washington Post Poll Looks at Parents’ Trust in Children’s Health Content on Social Media, And Unfounded Claims About Abortion Pill Safety Follow FDA Approval of Generic Version Irving Washington , Hagere Yilma , and Joel Luther

https://www.kff.org/health-information-trust/parents-trust-in-childrens-health-content-on-social-media-and-unfounded-claims-about-abortion-pill-safety/?utm_campaign=22234741-KFF-Information-Trust&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_aM8eOKVFztadDG79Flc51yrCV7yLvQji-5vaeig-b0ourSDFwC3GRwly2mj-TvPly8WLXjKNs1e22IAWUnztyx5uf6w&_hsmi=386549812&utm_content=386549812&utm_source=hs_email This volume highlights the latest release from the KFF/The Washington Post Survey of Parents, which finds that most parents report seeing children’s health content on social media, but many are unsure how to evaluate the trustworthiness of advice shared by health and wellness influencers. It also reviews misleading claims about the safety of medication abortion following the approval of a generic version of the abortion pill mifepristone, and it explores reports that federal officials are considering adding autism to the list of conditions covered by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Lastly, it examines the use of AI chatbots by patients seeking to interpret lab results.