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Research Hacked: Health & Medical Topics

Best bets for researching health and medical topics.

Activities

 

The Claim

The following health claim was made by a TikTok user during a live.

just saw that regular use of Benadryl is linked to dementia 😞

Let's fact check it!

1.    Use the evidence pyramid to determine what type of evidence would be necessary to support the claim.
2.    Search for evidence related to the claim using MedlinePlus. PubMed, or Merck Manuals.
3.    Share evidence found in chat. 
4.    Consider: What is the quality and relevance of the evidence you found? Where does it fall on the evidence pyramid? 

TikTok screenshot with comment circled

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