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medicalxpress.com · 2026-11-05
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New study warns of dangers behind AI chatbots and 'concerning' health advice from private clinics
medicalxpress.com · 2026-11-05
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For-profit businesses in generative artificial intelligence responses to health-related queries: an exploratory study of stem cell-related queries
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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedA new Simon Fraser University study published in BMJ Connections Digital Health & AI warns that AI chatbots can direct users to potentially misleading health information from private medical providers.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedResearchers asked six chatbots common questions about stem cells and Alzheimer's disease, autism and cerebral palsy, generating 540 queries and 5,025 source links.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedNearly a quarter (23.4%) of the sources provided in chatbot responses were from for-profit businesses selling treatments to consumers.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedMeta's Llama referenced for-profit medical service providers the most (53%), followed by Gemini (28%), ChatGPT (24%), DeepSeek (8%), Claude (4%) and Grok (0.8%).View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedThe findings also indicated that 17.3% of the for-profit links were for clinics offering applied behavior analysis rather than stem cell treatments, which the authors interpreted as likely SEO manipulation.View evidenceHide evidence
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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedThe study argues that clinic webpages on unproven stem cell interventions may exaggerate efficacy, minimize safety concerns and use scientific language to create an aura of legitimacy.View evidenceHide evidence
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