Jen Gunter is on a mission to correct the misinformation and disinformation that infects online medical resources.
Why you should listen
Jen Gunter is an OB/GYN and pain medicine physician who advocates for evidence-based medicine. When her infant children were critically ill, like many people she turned to the internet. She was shocked at how easy it was to be led medically astray and wondered: If it was so hard for her as an experienced physician, how did everyone else manage? She decided to "fix the medical internet" and help people separate fact from fiction with her writing and activism.
In addition to being both a doctor and a mother, Gunter hosts the TED Audio Collective podcast Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter and is a writer and host of the show Jensplaining. She has been called Twitter's resident OB/GYN and the world's most famous gynecologist. She is a fierce advocate for facts and tirelessly calls out those who exploit pseudoscience for financial and political profit.
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How many steps a day do we really need to take? Here are the facts
May 19, 2022
Dr. Jen Gunter, ob/gyn, author and podcast host, looks at the belief that people need to take 10,000 steps a day -- and explains what the science says about it.
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Looking for accurate health information online? 6 tips to find it, from a doctor
September 9, 2021
As we all know, the internet is chock full of medical nonsense, so Dr. Jen Gunter gives you six pointers to help you sort out the junk science from the truth.
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Menopause is something that almost all women go through — so why the silence?
May 26, 2021
Medically speaking, menopause is puberty in reverse. But unlike puberty, it's not welcomed or talked about. We need to change how we view this universal biological transition, says Dr. Jen Gunter.
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