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Irving Washington

Washington, D.C.
As seen in: Kaiser Family Foundation, LinkedIn, CNN, Medium, PBS, Nieman Lab, RealClear Politics, Genetic Literacy Project, Knight Foundation, South Bend Tribune, Online News Association and
Senior Fellow @KFF. Interests in trust, inclusivity & nonprofit leadership. Boards: @JournalismProj, @fundjournalism. Former CEO @ONA.

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Anti-vaccine myths rattle health care

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By Irving Washington, Joel Luther
| Genetic Literacy Project
KFF’s latest Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust shows that larger shares of the public express uncertainty over common vaccine myths than definitive belief. The latest analysis, looking at patterns of belief across vaccine myths, shows which adults are consistent myth believers, consistent myth deniers, and those who fall in the “mixed middle” whose views are less defined and may be an important focus for those looking to counter vaccine misinformation.
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Abortion Pill’s Safety Called into Question in Congressional Actions Based on Misleading Data

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By Joel Luther, Hagere Yilma, Irving Washington
| Kaiser Family Foundation Verified
Recent KFF polling has found that difficulty affording health care is driving some adults to rely on AI for health advice at a time when many people are reporting increasing health care costs. Overall, about one-third of the public (32%) has turned to AI for health information and advice in the past year, according to KFF’s March Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust.
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New KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust Finds One in Three Adults Have Used AI Chatbots for Health Advice

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By Joel Luther, Hagere Yilma, Irving Washington
| Kaiser Family Foundation Verified
VOLUME 43 March 26, 2026 KFF’s latest Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds that one-third of the public report using AI chatbots for health information and advice in the past year, similar to the share who have relied on social media for health. One in five adults who use AI for health cite difficulties accessing or affording health care as reasons they turned to these chatbots, including larger shares of younger and lower income users.
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