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TikTok Trends in Medicine with Jessica Malaty Rivera, Dr. Leah Witt, Dr. Matthew Watto, Dr. Paul Williams on the BackTable Curbsiders Podcast
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The Curbsiders Internal Medicine

Episode # 539  •  15 Sept 2026

TikTok Trends in Medicine

Learn the evidence on social media wellness trends and how to discuss with your patients (and friends!) without being dismissive (or falling for the hype). Explore viral trends like peptides, red light masks, sleepy girl mocktails and mouth taping along with understanding influencer incentives for promoting wellness trends. We’re joined by infectious disease epidemiologist and science communicator Jessica Malaty Rivera to talk evidence, uncertainty, misinformation, and trust, @jessicamalatyrivera, (JPHMP, @jessicamalatyrivera, Making Science Make Sense Substack).

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