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U.S. Medical boards almost never discipline doctors who peddle false COVID claims-- research

Wed, 2024-11-13 19:55 — mike kraft

Medical boards almost never discipline doctors who peddle false COVID claims, legal researcher says

Less than 1% of all state medical-board disciplinary actions against physicians in the five most populous US states were for spreading misinformation about topics such as vaccines and therapies during the COVID-19 pandemic, compared with 29% for negligence, according to an analysis from the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Law.

Yet two public health experts argue that, because of First Amendment rights and other factors, that's how it should be. ...

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Ddata of 100 million stolen in UnitedHealth Change Healthcare breach--new analysis

Fri, 2024-10-25 09:46 — mike kraft
UnitedHealth says data of 100 million stolen in Change Healthcare breach UnitedHealth has confirmed for the first time that over 100 million people had their personal information and healthcare data stolen in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, marking this as the largest healthcare data breach in recent years. Lawrence Abrams BleepingComputer

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

Mon, 2024-10-21 10:12 — 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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FEMA chief issues dire warning on hurricane disinformation, sets up fact checking page

Wed, 2024-10-09 09:28 — mike kraft
FEMA chief issues dire warning on hurricane disinformation "I anticipated some of this, but not to the extent that we're seeing this," FEMA administrator Deanne Criswell said. Sara Fischer,Andrew Freedman Axios
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North Carolina officials try to dispel Helene rumors as misinformation spreads

Tue, 2024-10-08 09:14 — mike kraft
North Carolina officials working to dispel Helene rumors as misinformation spreads State, local leaders say false information is hurting people. Kelsey Graeter WBTV

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Hurricane aftermath: Supplies rushed to communities isolated by Helene as death toll passes 100

Mon, 2024-09-30 13:04 — mike kraft
Supplies rushed to communities isolated by Helene as death toll passes 100 A crisis is unfolding in western North Carolina as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas that still lack power and cellular service days after Hurricane Helene left a trail of destruction across the U.S. AP News
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Analysis: Journalists' articles often didn't communicate uncertainty of evidence on unproven COVID drugs

Tue, 2024-09-03 19:52 — 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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Hospitals, airlines and others hit by global computer system outages.

Fri, 2024-07-19 11:00 — mike kraft
CrowdStrike outage sparks global chaos with airline, bank and other disruptions IT outages have been reported across the globe as airlines, airports, banks and media companies have suddenly experienced ongoing disruptions. ABC News ABC News
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Misinformation issue: Johns Hopkins launches new website to help counter medical disinformaton

Fri, 2024-07-19 10:52 — mike kraft

 

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Misleading Ads Used to Gin Up Unauthorized ACA Sign-Ups, Lawsuit Alleges

Fri, 2024-07-19 10:33 — mike kraft
Misleading Ads Play Key Role in Schemes to Gin Up Unauthorized ACA Sign-Ups, Lawsuit Alleges - KFF Health News Misleading money-for-groceries ads helped lure people to call centers where some were enrolled in Affordable Care Act coverage — or switched from their existing plans — without their express permission, a new lawsuit alleges. khnkit KFF Health News

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