{"product_id":"bad-influence-how-the-internet-hijacked-our-health-9780861549887","title":"Bad Influence: How the Internet Hijacked Our Health","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen did we start trusting influencers over doctors?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou used to see a doctor. Now you go online.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Uncomfortable but essential reading. Your definitive guide to separating medical facts from online fiction.' Adam Kay\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWant to track your blood sugar? Your heart rate? Your sleep? You can. Need to focus? Want to lose weight fast? Everything is a click away. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut who is regulating this? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs waiting times to see doctors grow ever longer and patients are often priced out of medical care altogether, influencers have filled the gap. From doctors promoting new therapies, to entrepreneurs selling solutions, these self-styled experts glow with good health and guarantee results. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut they are not familiar with our medical history. They don't owe us a duty of care. And they're rarely either qualified or impartial. So why do we trust them?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Cohen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oneworld Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.30w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780861549887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Deborah Cohen \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning broadcaster, journalist and editor, who has worked across mainstream and academic print, digital, TV and radio. Previously Science Editor for ITV News and Health Correspondent for BBC \u003ci\u003eNewsnight\u003c\/i\u003e, leading their COVID-19 coverage, she established the investigations unit at the \u003ci\u003eBMJ\u003c\/i\u003e, one of the world-leading medical and health policy journals.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Deborah Cohen \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48229124178077,"sku":"9780861549887","price":34.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_1201c4a8-d09a-4302-ae3c-7e1300c1e64e.jpg?v=1778575827","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/bad-influence-how-the-internet-hijacked-our-health-9780861549887","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}