As a member of a learning community, medical students identified a Medical Myth focusing on topics such as vaccination, diet, preventative medicine, or infectious disease. The learning communities searched the literature to find peer-reviewed articles that speak to the myth. They further evaluated the literature to select the strongest evidence against the myth. Using this information, they created a plain-language infographic that debunks the myth for a patient/healthcare consumer audience. This assignment’s goal was to develop an understanding of communicating with patients as part of a physician’s Professional Identity Formation.
Search this collection by the following keywords to find projects by topic: Adult, Diabetes, Health Behavior, Nutrition, Prevention, Supplement, Treatment, Vaccine, Vitamins & Supplements, Weight Loss, Wellness
Submissions from 2023
Debunking Medical Myths: Green Tea Does Not Increase Metabolism For Weight Loss, Malik Al-Jamal, Laura Geneseo, Nolan Tews, Marla Adam, Kendall Brothers, and Edward Abarado
Debunking Medical Myths: Lavender Oil: Flower Power, Laila Al-Jerdi, Elizabeth Helfrich, Noah Robertson, Sean Williams, Tobin Smith, and Nicole Lafrance
Debunking Medical Myths: Detox Diets: Ineffective At Best, Harmful At Worst, Isabella Anton, Patrick Kollman, Parnia Behinaein, Samy Shelbaya, Yage Pi, and Jacob Waitzman
Debunking Medical Myths: Turmeric: The Wonder Spice?, Markiesha Baines, Arifbillah Sarowar, Saachi Mittal, Meaghan Osborne, Karthik Babu Kolisetty, and Connor Sakis
Debunking Medical Myths: Ear Candling, Sidney Caudell, Alyssa Fabrizio, Elnaz Guivatchian, Nikolas Minanov, Nico-luis Ayala, and Joshua Rayham
Debunking Medical Myths: Apple Cider Vinegar and Weight Loss: Myth or Fact?, Olivia Decker, Breanna Ramsey, Sinyu Yang, Michelle Chung, Nevil Khurana, and Riley Wistrom
Debunking Medical Myths: Juice Cleanse Detoxification, Blaise Deschamps, Anjani Raja, Stephanie Barna, Armaan Naghdi, and Jack Mao
Debunking Medical Myths: Ginkgo Biloba + Alzheimer'S Disease, Nitya Deshpande, Emily Smith, Mura Abdul-Nabi, Lukas Biel, Melissa Elmali, and Joseph Mccormick
Debunking Medical Myths: The Truth About Alkaline Water, Jane Dow, Ingrid Rocha, Karamoja Monchamp, Max Jones, Arhan Shetty, and Chase Aaron
Debunking Medical Myths: Covid-19 And Garlic Fact Or Fiction?, Arainya Durham, Khush Hussain, Shruthi Ilango, Samantha Markowitz, James Soetedjo, and Jacob Hall
Debunking Medical Myths: Raspberry Ketones, Amjad El Othmani, Hafsah Umerani, Katie Clark, and Bethany Lyche
Debunking Medical Myths: Kratom: Natural Healing Or Harmful?, Parker Fitzgerald, Kiersten Walsworth, Joseph Wun, Abbie Bauer, Peter Martin, and Anna Rowell
Debunking Medical Myths: The Chiropractic Myth: The Dangers Of Neck Adjustment, Pranav Gopalakrishnan, Christopher Carter, Neha Chava, William Mcroy, Mai Daigle, and Stephanie Schervish
Debunking Medical Myths: Weeding Out The Myth Of Seed Oil, Mithil Gudi, Madison Meyer, Grant Zydeck, Cameron Bear, Ashley Frei, and Justin Hassen
Debunking Medical Myths: Gingko Biloba Myths Vs. Facts, Kimera Harris, Hani Nasr, Lisa Doan, Cornelius Lau, and Ciara White
Debunking Medical Myths: Debunking Colon Cleanses, Susan Hartzell, Jose Lopez, Elli Johnson, Alexa Bernard, Theodore Schiff, and Jackson Ferris
Debunking Medical Myths: Purposeful Weightloss Guar Gum Fallacy, Chanel Harvey, Aalia Siddiqui, Anna Zhao, Neeraj Ochaney, and Brian Hughes
Debunking Medical Myths: Truth Around Ginkgo Biloba And Alzheimer'S Disease, Zunaira Imran, Parsa Kamalipour, Deni Peterson, John Pum, Joshua Deyoung, and Ece Erder
Debunking Medical Myths: St. John's Wart: Is It Always A Good Treatment For Depression, Jovan Jande, Mohammad Al-Hadidi, Molly Dahle, Jessica Long, Krishni Kumaresan, and Trevor Ruesch
Debunking Medical Myths: The Truth About Charcoal Toothpaste, Julian Johnson, Angie Achkar, Diana McMahon, Abigail Jaczkowski, Brandon Doan, and Kevin Tran
Debunking Medical Myths: Soy Causes Cancer & Disrupts Hormones, Dana Josifoski, Sarah Bdeir, Kevin Cobty, Joyce Li, and Sujit Prasad
Debunking Medical Myths: Does Vitamin C Prevent The Common Cold?, Sesilia Kammo, Hamza Ali, Grace Markey, Alexander Eskandarian, Michael Wang, and Sonja Klumpp
Debunking Medical Myths: Essential Oils And Covid-19: What'S The Deal?, Ranganath Kathawate, Hussein Bazzi, Noor Sulaiman, Emma Breukink, Vikram Rajan, and Ron Lukose
Debunking Medical Myths: Ginkgo Biloba: Does It Relieve Anxiety?, Ryan Katz, Anne Patterson, Christian Freitag, Abigail Limary, and Daniel Gealer
Debunking Medical Myths: Detox Cleanses, Cyra Kharas, Robert Leone, Mihika Sridhar, Sophia Gandarillas, and Paul Villa
Debunking Medical Myths: We Can (Vitamin) C The Truth: Now You Can Too, Akarsh Lal, Shawn O'Malley, Elizabeth Choi, Emily Falkowski, Ramneet Chauhan, and Damian Daryl Nucum
Debunking Medical Myths: Ginkgo Biloba Prevents Alzheimer'S Disease, Curtis Mack, Angelica Cabatu, Era Cobani, Carly Abrahams, Michal Ruprecht, and Nicholas Apostolakis
Debunking Medical Myths: Can Apple Cider Vinegar Help You Lose Weight?, Julia Malewicz, Nasser Junedi, Kirsten Brinkmeier, Alisha Williams, Hovhannes Hayrapetyan, and John Gallagher
Debunking Medical Myths: The Truth About Chamomile Tea & Sleep, Petar Martinovski, Anthony Bally, Nadeen Sukhon, Yousif Jafar, Sarah Chamdin, and Manahil Shaikh
Debunking Medical Myths: The Dangers Of Vaginal Douching, Madilyn Mason, Jesse Kato, Samaah Saifullah, Emmanuel Meram, Brandon Brown, and Hasti Nema
Debunking Medical Myths: Shark Cartilage Treats Cancer: Fact Or Fiction?, Tiffany McKenney, Nathan Li, Eve Sherbin, Jeremy Taigman, Pranally Desai, and Brock Bradley
Debunking Medical Myths: Herbal Medicine And Pregnanacy, Basel Mhaimeed, Parshva Salvi, Demetrius Moncrease, Fadumo Yusuf, Sneha Bhargava, and Marissa Esshaki
Debunking Medical Myths: Vitamin C & Covid-19, Tannia M. Rodriguez, Leane Kuo, Anah Salgat, Mitchell Wu, Gabriella Gonzales, and Jacob Dougherty
Debunking Medical Myths: Keto Diets: Are They Effective?, Samantha Odeesho, Brennan Burrows, Nickolas Vinokurov, Gabriella Cascio, Sumeet Saini, and Tiffany Chu
Debunking Medical Myths: Ginkgo Biloba Prevents Alzheimer'S Disease, Medjie Pascal-Harris, Kareem Tayeb, Divya Venkat, Kavon Rahmani, Keri Angers, and Amogh Chilukuri
Debunking Medical Myths: Wake Up And Smell The Roses, Daphne Pate, Peter Nolan, Anusha Vavilikolanu, Abrielle Fretz, Cassandra Pecarski, and Trisha Ray
Debunking Medical Myths: Is The Panchakarma Cleanse Really The Ultimate Way To Heal And Re-Balance The Body?, Meet Patel, Sohini Pandit, Dhiraj Tadikamalla, Sara Naessig, Neil Garg, and Lara Rostomian
Debunking Medical Myths: Thc And Anxiety: An Unexpected Relationship, Ajay Pradhan, Aminah Fayyaz, Adam Chaban, Cyrus Amirfazli, and Karina Haleblian
Debunking Medical Myths: Saw Palmetto Helps Prevent Prostate Cancer, Deepa Raghavan, Dipra Debnath, Ranya Krayem, Constance Cleveland, Jay Maixner, and Zane Mustafa
Debunking Medical Myths: The Truth About Ginkgo Biloba, Shrila Rajendran, Timothy Li, Daniel Saxon, Andrew Lemmen, Jourdyn Lao, and Devun Birk
Debunking Medical Myths: Vitamin C & Common Colds, Brianna Regan, Tareq Hanna, Thomas Deppong, Maya Kohavi, Zarin Kothari, and Ahmed Jafri
Debunking Medical Myths: Does A Daily Dose Of Vitamin C Prevent The Common Cold?, Kassim Salami, Anastasia Goldbaum, Simran Brar, Austin Kim, Cole Sabinash, and Gabrielle Cowen
Debunking Medical Myths: Do Newborns Need The Vitamin K Shot?, Michael Salloum, Dylan Kato, Jack Visser, Paige Awtrey, Hajirah Farah, and Jessica Elderkin
Debunking Medical Myths: Is Vitamin C Really Your Best Friend When Trying To Avoid A Cold?, Nora Sharba, Neeti Gandra, Josiah Stryd, Uzair Khan, Christopher Rittle, and Gretchen Swift
Debunking Medical Myths: Biotin For Hair, Nabeel Sumbal, Derya Turk, Katherine Gavagan, Morolayo Ilori, Izma Khaliq, and Srikanth Pillai
Debunking Medical Myths: Will Cbd Make Me High?, Juwan Taylor, Salvatore Serra, Alexa Kalaj, Hannah Lee, Saleh Al-Juburi, and Amrutha Kotlure
Debunking Medical Myths: The Truth About Asthma & Acupuncture, Siddharth Tirumala, Maria Tjilos, Alyssa Rogers, James Burtka, Nelson Pinto, and Kaitlin Verkuilen
Debunking Medical Myths: Does Acupuncture Relieve Back Pain, Jonathan Toma, Maximilian Wehner, Rohit Goru, Annelise Gordon, Munna Hazime, and Anisha Patel
Debunking Medical Myths: Ginkgo Biloba Medical Myth, Kyriacos Vlachos, Hazem Alata, Nicole Oska, Kyle O'Hollaren, Rebecca Cameron, and Desiree Duncan
Debunking Medical Myths: Black Salve, Rubi Walker, David Allen, Elena Busuito, Emma Burke, Zachary Chen, and Rebekah Pitpitan
Debunking Medical Myths: Does CBD Treat Anxiety, Peter Zakaria, Carline Dugue, Ethan Mathew, Lauren Fleckenstein, Katherine Sommers, and Alexander Minos
Submissions from 2022
Debunking Medical Myths: Blue Light Blocking Lenses Prevent Eye Strain, Omar Abbas, Mariam Abdelmesih, Jhonny Lopez, Bhavana Garapati, Shreya Balusu, and Ahmad Khatib
Debunking Medical Myths: Lunar Lunacy, Rooshan Arshad, Riya Shah, John Lloyd, Mackenzie Howard, Joseph Cavataio, and Emma Streveler
Debunking Medical Myths: E-cigarettes are not Harmless!, Jacob Baraz, Shehroz Malik, Isaac Goldberg, Amelia Klamen, Rida Farook, and Camera Dockery
Debunking Medical Myths: Do Blue Light Glasses Protect Your Eyes?, Haya Beydoun, Carolyn Baldwin, Yoshio Wagner, Ethan Ervin, Mahnoor Ayub, and Camila Arellano
Debunking Medical Myths: Eating Late at Night Causes You to Gain Weight, Alexandra Breves, Brandon Holland, Sydney Colbert, Alexander Wind, Mina Juma, and Coltrane Groves
Debunking Medical Myths: Does Cracking Your Knuckles Cause Arthritis?, Dawei Chen, Rumyah Rafique, Saiteja Mogasala, Cecilly Kelleher, Arjun Muralidharan, and Eleftherios Halkias
Debunking Medical Myths: 3 MYTHS Surrounding Coconut Oil, Tabassum Chowdhury, Kia Sweeney, Andrew Rabah, Andrew Gregory, Nicholas Livingston, and Laura Aravena
Debunking Medical Myths: Vitamin C, Alem Cizmic, Elise Turke, Justin Lee, Rabe Al-Silwadi, Hope Baldwin, and Katya Parker
Debunking Medical Myths: Do Vaccines Cause Autism?, Jessica Declercq, Rebecca Bilich, Mohamad Bazzi, Sydney Jansen, Nicholas Righi, and Bhargav Ayloo
Debunking Medical Myths: Getting the Facts about HIV, Andrew Demko, Justin Bennie, Christelle Wharram, Eli Tanenbaum, Jennifer Schmidt, and Amanda Paskavitz
Debunking Medical Myths: Alcohol Addiction, Daniel Domin, Varsha Kumar, Sarah Bassett, Kristofer Hilliard, Karis Tutuska, and Allen Zhang
Debunking Medical Myths: Microwave Radiation Cause Cancer?, Bethani Dunlap, Andrew Mizerowski, Andrew Kirmse, Shirley ElFishawy, Nicole Naidoo, and Jacob Sullivan
Debunking Medical Myths: The Truth about Vaccines, Adam Elder, Zoe Jeffries, Vanessa Drust, Mina Sitto, Melissa Ly, and Veronica Marougail
Debunking Medical Myths: Addiction Vs Choice, Chayton Fivecoat, Hannah O'Brien, Alexandra Hay, Sofia Howson, Catrina Stephan, and Nicholas Stevenson
Debunking Medical Myths: Raw Milk Healthy or Medical Myth?, Sreenavya Gandikota, Nicholas Zura, Allison Boland, Alyssa Dsouza, Samuel Grand, and Hassan Ahmad
Debunking Medical Myths: MSG Safety, Meyer Gershater, Gabriella Shab, Amanda Rodriguez, Ahmad Chouman, and Anthony Mrocko
Debunking Medical Myths: Stretching Prevents Sports Injuries, Mikaela Grudzien, Sara Kazyak, Joel Drazin, Rachel Feldstein, Matthew Kim, and Anthony Grayson
Debunking Medical Myths: Using Some Pharmaceutical Drugs After The Expiry Date, Samih Hamadeh, Alexandra Yorks, Janae Martin, Ariana Madson, Karthik Sridasyam, and Aryamaan Gaddam
Debunking Medical Myths: Vitamin C Prevents the Common Cold, Jacfar Hassan, Vikash Mehan, Sadaf Hashemian, Keinnan Hares, Bria Elrod, and Julia Chase
Debunking Medical Myths: Vaping Risks, Nada Jaradat, Rubab Imtiaz, Raisa Zahir, Ismail Aijazuddin, Amir Kalantar, and Tristan Papcun
Debunking Medical Myths: EGGS & Your Heart Health, Sai Dheeraj Reddy Kagithala, Maighdlin Patterson, Anyan Cheng, Nicolas Ceniza, and Alex Duvall
Debunking Medical Myths: Breakfast is the Most Important Meal of the Day, Arsh Kaiser, Erin Madden, Chelsea Yu, Collin Gustafson, Adlai Nelson, and Matthew Myhand
Debunking Medical Myths: How Face Masks Affect The Ability To Breathe, Minisha Kanakarajan, David Greiver, Kathy Lu, Johan Harris, Noor Sulieman, and Alex Rodriguez
Debunking Medical Myths: Is Starving Yourself an Effective Way to Lose Weight?, Anuj Kavi, Alexander Buendia, Adrienne-Denise Bilbao, Lana Zalt, Rachel Puentes, and Mark Gregory
Debunking Medical Myths: Lung Damage Is Permanent. The Irreversible Damage of Smoking, Daniel Kim, Parker Marsh, Jacob Katzman, Liana De La Torre, Mariam Samir, and Pragathi Pathanjeli
Debunking Medical Myths: Does Knuckle-Cracking Cause Osteoarthritis?, John Knapp, Shahrin Khan, James Mo, George Kidess, Nili Modi, and Rebecca Adams
Debunking Medical Myths: Is MSG Unhealthy, Sadie Knill, Alejandro Ponce Sepulveda, Doo Hee Kim, Enoch Kim, Lauren Larson, and Shagane Kotcharian
Debunking Medical Myths: Sunscreen Use is Only Required on Bright sunny Days, Andrew Kohrman, Koushik Tuppil, Jordan Reid, Annie Tonnu, Stefanie Hilton, and Andrea Prenkocevic
Debunking Medical Myths: Can Blue Light Glasses Save Your Eyesight?, Sara Lehua Ma, Jad Baki, Lara Zraik, Tulsi Sadasivan, Wouter Ritsema, and Nicolas Baroni
Debunking Medical Myths: Cracking Knuckles Leads to Arthritis., Erika Lopez, Jack Considine, Madeline Simone, Andranig Adjemian, Younes Motii, and Jordan Akins
Debunking Medical Myths: Impacts Bone Development In Children & Adolescents, Abdullah Mahmood, Molly Wilson, Lucas Edgren, Laial Baltaji, Karthek Ramchander, and Lyndsay Archer
Debunking Medical Myths: Does Cold Weather Make You Sick?, Jack Mcconnell, Hanna Simmons, Jordan Tall, Eleanor Lasch, and Sarah Chung
Debunking Medical Myths: BMI Reliably Measures Body Fat, Michael Melhem, Lillian Baumann, Victoria Kelley, Michael Escobar, Nicholas Pryde, and Quynh Liu
Debunking Medical Myths: Building Wellness Without Breaking Down Joints, Devin Mendez, Abhijay Kumar, Hannah Adams, Justin Padron, Bridget Croniger, and Abrielle Holleran
Debunking Medical Myths: Flu Vaccine and Pregnancy, Chase Morrison, Saranya Madan, Erin Bybee, Mehrnoosh Ghafouri Abbasabadi, Madison Graifman, and Isaiah Hough
Debunking Medical Myths: Knuckle Cracking Causes Arthritis, Ehsan Noori, Rana Elhamzawy, Neil Patel, Benjamin Sliwinski, Logan Nguyen, and Alexis Malecki
Debunking Medical Myths: Black Patients and Pain Tolerance, Aarti Patel, Husain Al-Saffar, Sabrina Montemayor, Kathleen Young, Shobi Mathew, and Matthew Brennan
Debunking Medical Myths: Tanning Beds, Samantha Pfiffner, Haniyeh Zamani, Catherine Bogolawski, Logan Thayer, Matthew Corsi, and Joshua Kirschner
Debunking Medical Myths: Microwaving Food, Sanjana Rao, Megan Rasaiah, Min Yi Wu, Jonathan Lutchka, and Francis Lauzier
Debunking Medical Myths: Vitamins and Supplements always make you Healthier, Bijan Sagman, Gokturk Tepe, Siena Snyder, Elena Carrillo, Itzick Nahmoud, and William Crouch
Debunking Medical Myths: The Truth Behind Sunscreen, Daniel Settecerri, Unie Gu, Elsa Nylund, Ajith Dupati, and Leah Warren
Debunking Medical Myths: Should I get Vaccinated after COVID-19 Infection?, Priya Sharma, Taichi Suzuki, Megan Seyerle, Jason Liu, Aliaa Bahzad, and Jonathan Richards
Debunking Medical Myths: The Biotin Hype, Rajaa Shoukfeh, Kevin Kim, Michael Brennan, Ruth Amoakohene, Kavitha Mohanarajan, and Dhruva Kadiyala
Debunking Medical Myths: Not As Healthy As You Think, Jodene Takahashi, Huda Warsame, Caleb Richard, Janice Gibbons, Hadi El Ammar, and Ahmad Kofahi
Debunking Medical Myths: Low Fat or Low Carbs?, Simon Yacoub, Katherine Heeres, Liam Browning, Nikhil Patel, Giulia Santangelo, and Nabta Laz
Debunking Medical Myths: Consuming Spicy Food Causes Peptic Ulcers, Matthew Zabat, Kayvon Sanjasaz, Zeynoire Anderson, Rana Khamis, Soham Desai, and Crisshy Auguste
Debunking Medical Myths: The Facts About the Flu, Kaitlin Ziadeh, Bashir Kaspo, Kyla Kosidowski, Mohamed Al-Hassan, Ahmed Elashmawy, and Arielle Wenokur