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JMIR Publications published “User-Chatbot Conversations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study Based on Topic Modeling and Sentiment Analysis” in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, which mentions that chatbots became a promising tool to support public health initiatives during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined the COVID-19 pandemic–related topics online users discussed with a commercially available chatbot and compared the sentiment expressed by users from five culturally different countries. From the analysis, the authors extracted 18 topics, which were categorized into five themes: Questions asked to the chatbot, Preventive behaviors, Outbreak of COVID-19, Physical and psychological impact of COVID-19, and People and life in theRead More →

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JMIR Publications recently published “COVID-19 and Vitamin D Misinformation on YouTube: Content Analysis” in JMIR Infodemiology, which reported that although social media platforms, such as YouTube, can be an inexpensive and effective method of sharing accurate health information, inaccurate and misleading information shared on YouTube can be dangerous for viewers. The confusing nature of data and claims surrounding the benefits of vitamin D, particularly in the prevention or cure of COVID-19, influences both viewers and the general “immune boosting” commercial interest. The aim of this study was to ascertain how information on vitamin D and COVID-19 was presented on YouTube in 2020. YouTube video resultsRead More →