奇迹疗法,奇迹药物和未经证实的COVID-19治疗方法:全球数据库
Gideon Lasco1, Arianna Maever Loreche2, Michelle Ann D Aguilar3
1Department of Development Studies, School of Social Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines; Department of Anthropology, University of the Philippines Diliman, Philippines.
Social science & medicine (1982)
|December 30, 2025
概括
在全球范围内发现了1000多种未经证实的COVID-19物质,包括重新定制的药物和营养保健品. 他们的宣传,被称为"制药弥赛亚主义",涉及政治家,医生和宗教人物,强调需要更好的公共卫生沟通和监管.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 药物监督 药物监督 药物监督
- 卫生沟通健康沟通
背景情况:
- 在COVID-19大流行期间,人们广泛推广了未经证实的预防和治疗物质.
- 这种被称为"药品弥赛亚主义"的现象涉及到各种产品,从重用药物到传统疗法.
- 新兴和生成AI被用来分析这些物质的范围及其推广.
研究的目的:
- 对用于COVID-19的未经证实,替代和非正统物质进行全面的全球审查.
- 确定这些未经证实的治疗方法的关键促进者和地理分布.
- 分析物质类型及其支持者的模式.
主要方法:
- 对学术数据库和公共卫生网站进行了范围审查.
- 研究人员搜索了灰色文献,以补充未经证实的治疗方法的发现.
- 人工智能工具被用来识别与这些物质相关的促进者和国家.
主要成果:
- 在全球范围内发现了1000多种不同的物质,其中重用药物 (例如,ivermectin,chloroquine) 和营养药品是最常见的.
- 这些物质表现出显著的跨国流通,表明广泛采用.
- 赞同者包括政治家,医疗专业人员和宗教人物,他们经常宣传产品的医疗用途已经存在.
结论:
- 调查结果为药物监测,替代治疗的监管和公共卫生倡议,如健康沟通和识字等提供信息.
- 该研究的新方法,包括人工智能,可用于对其他全球健康状况的物质进行分类.
- 描述未经证实的物质的使用对于减轻公共卫生风险和改善健康结果至关重要.
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