Medical advice

Medical advice is the provision of a formal professional opinion regarding what a specific individual should or should not do to restore or preserve health.^[1] Typically, medical advice involves giving a diagnosis and/or prescribing a treatment for medical condition.^[2]

Medical advice can be distinguished from medical information, which is the relation of facts. Discussing facts and information is considered a fundamental free speech right and is not considered medical advice. Medical advice can also be distinguished from personal advice, even if the advice concerns medical care.

^ McWay, Dana (2014-12-31). Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Management. Cengage Learning. pp. 164, 430. ISBN 9781305686328.
^ Florida state statute

[1] McWay, Dana (2014-12-31). Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Information Management. Cengage Learning. pp. 164, 430. ISBN 9781305686328.

[2] Florida state statute

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