Preface; Introduction: The Problem of Knowledge Failures in Health; 1. The Growth of Health Misinformation; 2. What does it mean to be Misinformed?; 3. Patterns of Health Knowledge Failure; 4. Addressing Knowledge Failures; 5. The Doctor-Patient Relationship and Misinformation Management.

"This Element presents a systematic picture of how health communication failures pose risks for patients and healthcare professionals. The problem brings us back to a perennial question-what are good reasons for knowing one is right? This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core"--