Your Starter Guide to Trustworthy Medical Evidence Online
It’s hard to know which online sources are trustworthy, so we at The Evidence Collective pulled together a number of accounts focused on evidence-based information. Some of these accounts can be found on social media, such as Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, while others can be found across all corners of the internet. This includes white-label resources that health departments, community-based organizations, and others can use.
Disclaimer: It is always impossible to remember every account and website when making a resource like this. We did our best, and we apologize for any oversights. Our goal here is to start a list of resources for those who have asked us for help. This is a live document, and we will continue to update this list!
This list extends beyond members of The Evidence Collective (TEC). TEC is not responsible for verifying or overseeing the accuracy of individual members’ content or accounts. It’s also important to remember that not every person or group is an expert in all topics. Using a variety of sources is helpful.
Social Media Accounts
Note: The links below take you to their Instagram accounts, but many can also be found on Facebook or TikTok with the same handle if you have a different preferred app.
Science & Public Health
@dr.benrein (brain health)
@Dr.berthahidalgo (public health)
@carolinewaltzman.mha (public health)
@deplatformdisease (immunology)
@dr.joezundell (cancer biology)
@dr.noc (public health and science)
@epidemiologistkat (public health)
@foodsciencebabe (nutrition)
@funsizeimmuninja (immunology)
@jessicamalatyrivera (public health)
@drjessicaknurick (nutrition)
@kcklatt (nutrition)
@langernutrition (nutrition)
@laurel__bristow (public health)
@matthewfacciani (misinformation)
@nick.immunologist (immunology)
@niniandthebrain (risk communication)
@sciencemomscicomm (public health)
@sciencewhizliz (immunology & public health)
@sciencewithanni (biotech & public health)
@unambiguousscience (public health)
@thepublichealthpharmacist (public health)
Newsletters
Websites
American Academy of Pediatrics
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Bioots Risk Reports (wastewater)
Healthy Children (AAP resource for parents)
Center for infectious disease research and policy
Wastewater Scan (wastewater)
Population Health Information and Visualization Exchange (PopHive- data for multiple health conditions, presented through Yale)
Voices for Vaccines (resources)
Brown’s pandemic center (infectious disease updates)
White Labeled Documents
Common Health Coalition (white label avaliable upon request): https://commonhealthcoalition.org/
Vaccines: https://vaccineresourcehub.org
Fluoride: https://www.evicollective.org/2025-nov-fluoride-info-sheet
Sharing Habits
How you engage with information online can make a big difference in how many people see that information.
DO Engage with trustworthy science accounts. Share, comment, like, and repost evidence-based information. Even if you assume “everyone already knows this.” Your engagement helps quality info rise in the algorithm, so more people actually see it.
DON’T engage with posts spreading false information. Not even to correct them. Commenting, arguing, or reposting boosts the post in the algorithm and unintentionally helps it reach more people. Instead, share accurate info from reliable sources.