YouTube to certify health care providers' accounts

To access the program, healthcare professionals must offer proof of their professional licenses, follow best practices for sharing science-based health information and have a channel in good standing on YouTube, the company said. — Photo by Sara Kurfeß on Unsplash

WASHINGTON: Doctors, nurses and other health care professionals can apply to have their YouTube channels certified, the video sharing platform said Thursday, in a push to limit misinformation on the site.

The change will allow viewers to more easily access videos containing "high-quality health information," YouTube said.