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Many of us have searched across apps like TikTok to learn more about a certain condition or medical diagnosis we think we could have, but when does that information become too much or transform into misinformation? Dr. Erika Almodovar, a general surgeon at Baptist Health Corbin. “I have heard some of my younger patients say, ‘oh on TikTok or on Instagram, I heard so-and-so got their gallbladder out and they had x-y-z problems.” Almodovar added that social media is not always bad, but it is who you choose to get your information from that matters. When in doubt, just contact your doctor.