Utilizes visual symbols to represent drug classes, mechanisms of action, and adverse effects.

frequently appear in these videos. Claims that anti-cancer diets or fasting can cure cancer appeared in more than a third of the cancer treatment videos analyzed by CBC Marketplace. Another prominent claim involved anti-parasite drugs such as fenbendazole and ivermectin being promoted as cancer cures, appearing in nine videos that collectively amassed 1.3 million views. An oncologist described such claims as "garbage" and "complete garbage".

Learning to identify these videos is your first line of defense. Here’s what to watch for.

shaped like rods represent the bacterial shape. A red rug on the floor symbolizes its Gram-negative status.

A wearing a specific color garment might signify a drug's mechanism of action.

Many creators of sketchy videos are directly tied to e-commerce storefronts. The video serves as an advertisement for an expensive, unvetted product line, exploiting desperate people for financial gain.

Sketchy Medical leverages several learning principles, making it vastly superior to passive reading for many students. 1. Visual Mnemonics and Storytelling

Real medical breakthroughs do not debut on social media. If a creator claims that the entire global medical community is wrong and only they have the truth, they are almost certainly spreading misinformation.

Visualizing disease processes within the body’s organ systems.

The consequences of sketchy medical videos can be severe. For medical students and professionals, relying on these videos can lead to: