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... Though Americans overwhelmingly turn to their doctors and nurses for health information " viewing them as far more accurate than any other source " many also get advice from other individuals facing similar problems, major health websites and increasingly from social media and artificial intelligence chatbots.

That's according to the Pew Research Center in a report released Tuesday, based on a survey of 5,111 U.S. adults, conducted in October 2025.

The findings come at a time when health information is everywhere -- from TikTok videos to chatbot answers -- yet Americans still place the highest confidence in trained professionals. Pew notes that 73% of adults pull information from at least three different sources, making the ability to sort good advice from bad more important than ever.

"Health care providers were seen as the most common source of health information and also the source that most Americans say is highly accurate," Pew Research Associate Giancarlo Pasquini said in a phone interview Tuesday.

Health care providers still top the list how people navigate today's crowded health information world: 85% of Americans say they get health news from doctors or other medical professionals at least sometimes, including 51% who do so often or extremely often. A strong majority of 65% of those who use this source rate the information as extremely or very accurate. Only 4% call it inaccurate. ...