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The Urology Care Foundation — trusted online resources in an era of misinformation

Nature Reviews Urology volume 16, pages 637–638 (2019)Cite this article

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The Internet can be a valuable resource for patients, but it is also a minefield of misinformation and hidden bias. The Urology Care Foundation is attempting to mitigate this flood of inaccurate information by providing high-quality online resources for clinicians, patients and caregivers.

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  1. Department of Urology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Brian Stork

  2. Department of Urology and Population Health, New York University and Manhattan VA, New York, NY, USA

    Stacy Loeb

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B. S. and S. L. are the current Chair and past Chair, respectively, of the Technology and Publication Committee for the Urology Care Foundation. B.S. is an investor in Greater Michigan Lithotripsy, the Muskegon Surgery Center, Theralogix Urology IV, Michigan Mobile Urology Services and MED5, LLC. S.L. has received travel expenses from Sanofi, holds equity in Gilead and has received consulting fees from Lilly, Bayer and Lumenis.

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Urology Care Foundation: https://urologyhealth.org/

Urology Care Foundation YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/UrologyCareFoundation

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Stork, B., Loeb, S. The Urology Care Foundation — trusted online resources in an era of misinformation. Nat Rev Urol 16, 637–638 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41585-019-0215-1

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