[Correspondence] Misinformation harms medicine

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Source: The Lancet

Original: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00211-4/fullt...

Published: 2026-02-26T23:30:01Z

This letter is in response to correspondence from Martin Deahl and Susan Welsh about the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Qatar examination schedule. The authors emphasize that misinformation negatively affects medicine. Misinformation causes harm in healthcare by undermining trust in verified information. In the context of the Qatar trials, disinformation concerns their organization and conduct. The authors call for the dissemination of true facts about these trials. Misinformation hinders the proper functioning of medical institutions. The letter points to the need to fight against false information in medicine.