Mirabela Grădinaru Criticizes Health Conspiracy Theories and Pseudoscientists: “We Need More Trust in Science”

Mirabela Grădinaru says health advice from pseudoscientists and internet conspiracy theories is beginning to outweigh the guidance of doctors who spent years training for their profession.

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There is always someone who knows a good ‘treatment’ for almost anything.

Speaking Wednesday, Sept. 2, at the debate “National Priority for Prevention: Family Medicine at the Centre of Health Policy and Health-System Resilience” at Cotroceni Palace, Grădinaru described false information as an increasingly serious problem in Romania’s health sector.

“There is always someone who knows a good ‘treatment’ for almost anything,” she said, referring to supplements promoted as cures for chronic diseases, remedies presented as alternatives to prescribed treatment and online schemes passed from person to person without medical evidence. She said these promises exploit human suffering and have allowed pseudoscientists to gain influence.

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We live in a period when information circulates quickly, but not always correctly. Unfortunately, health has become one of the areas most affected by conspiracy theories, pseudoscientists and recommendations without a scientific basis.

“We live in a period when information circulates quickly, but not always correctly. Unfortunately, health has become one of the areas most affected by conspiracy theories, pseudoscientists and recommendations without a scientific basis,” Grădinaru said. “I believe we have a duty to support the voice of doctors more firmly, and then that of specialists. We need more health education and more trust in science.”

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I believe we have a duty to support the voice of doctors more firmly, and then that of specialists. We need more health education and more trust in science.

Speaking as a mother, she also stressed the human side of medicine and the importance of family doctors. “As a mother, I know very well how important the family doctor’s role is. Often, when my children have a symptom that worries me or I need to understand a treatment better, the first call I make is to our family doctor,” she said. The doctor knows the family’s medical history, follows its development and offers reassurance that someone is viewing its health as a whole.

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As a mother, I know very well how important the family doctor’s role is. Often, when my children have a symptom that worries me or I need to understand a treatment better, the first call I make is to our family doctor.