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Opinion: Description of how the the oil industry and politics made climate change a political issue.

Thu, 2025-01-23 00:56 — mike kraft

How the oil industry and growing political divides turned climate change into a partisan issue The climate policy pendulum is swinging back again with Trump in office. Money, lobbying and talking about red vs. blue states all play a role in the political and public divide. Joe Árvai The Conversation

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Trump officials order health agencies to pause public communications, advisories

Wed, 2025-01-22 20:19 — mike kraft

Trump administration directs federal health agencies to pause communications | CNN Amid a deluge of executive actions, the Trump administration has asked federal health agencies to pause external communications, such as regular scientific reports, updates to websites and health advisories, according to sources within the agencies. Brenda Goodman, Meg Tirrell CNN

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Teletherapy availability has had little impact for those who cannot pay ---study

Sat, 2025-01-18 05:30 — mike kraft

Study shows teletherapy has not improved access to mental health care for those who cannot pay A small team of psychiatrists at Columbia University, in the U.S., has found that despite an increase in the use of teletherapy over the past several years by both psychotherapists and their patients, ... Bob Yirka Medical Xpress

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Misinformation discussion on line: impact on health and medical sciences: 8:30 AM, The Hill

Thu, 2025-01-16 09:44 — mike kraft

Trust in Science: The High-Stakes Game for U.S. Public Health REGISTER As health misinformation spreads faster on social media than even the most contagious viruses, Americans’ overall trust in medical scientists continues to be lower than before the pandemic… Sponsored by: Alliance for Aging Research The Hill

As health misinformation spreads faster on social media than even the most contagious viruses, Americans’ overall trust in medical scientists continues to be lower than before the pandemic, according to a recent Pew Research Center study.

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Misinformation issue: Medcal expert outlines plan to counter antivaccine movement's next phase

Fri, 2025-01-10 23:49 — mike kraft

Expert outlines plan to combat antivaccine movement's next phase In a recent essay, pediatrician-scientist Peter Hotez proposes a focus on local data, improved benefit-risk communications, actively countering health disinformation, and state-level action to address ... Public Library of Science Medical Xpress

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Misinformation issue/Opinion: As Los Angeles fires spread, prominent rightwing figures are spreading misinformation

Fri, 2025-01-10 23:36 — mike kraft

US right wing fans misinformation fires as firefighters battle Los Angeles blazes A similar campaign of rumors and lies was seen after the North Carolina hurricane, with DEI a primary target The Guardian

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COVID vaccinations: Targeted texts help encourage recipients to get their shot--study

Thu, 2024-11-21 23:17 — mike kraft

Targeted texts boost COVID vaccine uptake, 2 trials show The authors establish that text messages sent with an ownership frame, "your [vaccine] is ready for you," were associated with higher vaccine uptake. CIDRAP

Two randomized control trials conducted in the Netherlands show text messages can increase COVID-19 vaccine uptake, especially if they are formulated with a message using ownership words, such as "your vaccine is ready."

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Supreme Court rejects RFK Jr. group’s attempt to protect anti-Covid-vaccine doctors from misinformation investigations

Thu, 2024-11-21 22:49 — mike kraft

RFK Jr. Group Denied by Justice Kagan in Covid Vaccine Dispute US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan refused to stop Washington state officials from disciplining doctors who spread misinformation about Covid-19. BLaw

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Disinformation issue: Canadian PM testifies that Russia helped fund anti-Vax promoters

Mon, 2024-10-21 21:12 — mike kraft

Justin Trudeau Testifies That Russia Funded Tucker Carlson and Jordan Peterson in Support of Their Anti-Vax Covid Claims | Video The Canadian prime minister made the allegations under oath at the nation’s Foreign Interference Commission The post Justin Trudeau Testifies That Russia Funded Tucker Carlson and Jordan Peterson in Support of Their Anti-Vax Covid Claims | Video appeared first on TheWrap. Yahoo News

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Analysis: Journalists' articles often didn't communicate uncertainty of evidence on unproven COVID drugs

Wed, 2024-09-04 06:52 — mike kraft

Analysis: Journalists often didn't communicate uncertainty of evidence on unproven COVID drugs Scientific evidence of the efficacy of the unproven COVID-19 therapies hydroxychloroquine, remdesivir, and convalescent plasma was often presented in US news stories in the first months of the pandemic, but scientific uncertainty was commonly omitted and only rarely appeared in headlines or ledes, with possible implications for public health, researchers reported yesterday in JMIR Infodemiology. CIDRAP

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