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11693 | Bill Clinton’s hitman confesses on his deathbed. | Fake news story says hitman for Bill Clinton confesses | false | Fake news, PunditFact, The Patriot Report, | "A fake news story says that former President Bill Clinton’s hitman has carried out more than 60 murders at the request of Clinton and his wife ""Killary."" ""Bill Clinton’s hitman confesses on his deathbed,"" stated a Jan. 8 headline on The Patriot Report. Facebook users flagged the post as being potentially fabricate... |
31580 | "The IRS gave preferential ""fast tracking"" for tax exempt status to After School Satan clubs run by the Satanic Temple." | We found no evidence to support the claim that After School Satan clubs were the beneficiaries of “fast tracking” by the IRS to help them swiftly gain tax exempt status. | false | Uncategorized, IRS, judicial watch, satanic temple | On 16 March 2017, conservative legal activism group Judicial Watch published a blog post in which they claimed the Internal Revenue Service had favored “After School Satan” secularist clubs by “fast tracking” their tax exempt status: While the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) makes conservative groups wait years for tax-... |
12522 | We have 5 percent of world population. 80 percent of opioids. | "Our ruling In setting out to combat America’s opioid epidemic by holding pharmaceutical companies accountable, Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill said that with just 5 percent of the population, the United States consumes ""80 percent of opioids."" In setting out to combat America’s opioid epidemic by holding pharmaceutic... | false | Drugs, Health Care, Public Health, Missouri, Claire McCaskill, | "The state of opioid abuse in America has been deemed an epidemic. Overdose related deaths involving prescribed opioids have reached an all-time high, jumping from 19,000 in 2014 to 22,000 in 2015, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Considering all opioids (not just prescribed ones), the figur... |
8320 | Sex toy sales take off amid Colombia's coronavirus quarantine. | Gerson Monje holds up his cellphone to proudly show off his online sex shop. A red banner reading “sold out!” is plastered across half of the products. | true | Health News | While most Colombian businesses suffer during a five-week lockdown meant to curb the spread of the coronavirus, one online industry has seen an explosion in sales in the usually conservative country: sex toys are flying off virtual shelves. “Sales started going up on day four of the quarantine,” said Monje, who is stil... |
8040 | U.S. EPA waives fuel requirements, extends biofuels deadline to help refineries. | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday unveiled measures to help oil refineries cope with fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, including waiving anti-smog requirements for gasoline and extending the deadline for small facilities to show compliance with the nation’s biofuels law. | true | Environment | The outbreak has touched off a massive global decline in demand for motor fuels and forced companies to reduce staffing levels to slow infection rates. Typically U.S. fuel dealers are required to stop selling winter-grade gasoline on May 1 as summer anti-smog standards come into play. But marketers will now be allowed ... |
36247 | Costco's pharmacy always has a less expensive option for prescriptions, and membership is not required to use it. | Does Costco Pharmacy Have the Least Expensive Prices and No Membership Requirement? | mixture | Fact Checks, Viral Content | A long-circulating Facebook post (archived here) claims that Costco pharmacy prices are always lower than other pharmacies, adding that Costco membership is not required to fill a prescription:In what appears to be Facebook commentary added to a Tumblr thread, a top portion of text reads:I filled two prescriptions with... |
5988 | Guinea worm disease transmission stopped in South Sudan. | South Sudan has gone 15 months without a single reported case of Guinea worm disease, the nation’s health minister said Wednesday, suggesting a major victory for global health officials trying to eliminate the painful affliction. | true | Chad, South Sudan, Health, North America, Africa | “To us as South Sudanese, we feel we have contributed to the common cause of humanity today, that we have played our part in realizing the dream of ridding the world of this debilitating disease,” Dr. Riek Gai Kok said in announcing transmission had been stopped in his country. The Carter Center, one of the organizatio... |
26756 | “Man visited Albany, N.Y. days before dying from coronavirus.” | The image appears manipulated so that it looks like it is from ABC News. There is no evidence one of those individuals who died from COVID-19 had recently been to Albany, N.Y. | false | Public Health, Facebook Fact-checks, New York, Coronavirus, Facebook posts, | "Online disinformation about the coronavirus continues to spread, sometimes more quickly than the disease itself, but the rumors aren’t based in fact. There is no evidence linking a deadly case of coronavirus to a Chinese restaurant in Albany, N.Y. At first glance, an image on Facebook appears to be a screenshot of a p... |
2217 | NZ defense force use controlled explosion to defuse hazardous chemical at biotech site. | New Zealand’s defense force conducted a controlled explosion at a South Dunedin site owned by biotechnology company Blis Technologies Ltd on Friday after being called to deal with a hazardous chemical incident, said authorities. | true | Environment | The site has now reopened and police cordons removed, Blis and Fire and Emergency New Zealand said in separate statements. “The chemical was disposed of safely via a controlled detonation at the site by the New Zealand Defence Force around 9.45am (2045 GMT) this morning,” Fire and Emergency New Zealand said in a statem... |
7986 | Dutch 101-year-old coronavirus patient recovers. | A 101-year-old woman who contracted coronavirus in the Netherlands has recovered, offering what her hospital said was “a spark of hope”. | true | Health News | The woman, whose name was not released, was admitted to the IJsselland Hospital near Rotterdam a week and a half ago with breathing difficulties and tested positive for coronavirus. She was kept in isolation but has now recovered enough to leave hospital. The centenarian, who lives independently, will rest in a nursing... |
36246 | People protesting at an ICE facility were struck and injured by a truck driven by a corrections officer. | Were Protesters of American Immigration Policies Hit by a Truck and Injured in Rhode Island? | true | Fact Checks, Viral Content | On August 15 2019, Facebook posts (sometimes covered for graphic violence) appeared about an incident during which protesters at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in (Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls, Rhode Island) were reportedly struck and injured by a man driving a truck:The protesters were si... |
23929 | "Florida ranks ""45th out of 50 states'' for its regulatory climate for business." | Rick Scott says Florida has high regulatory burden | mixture | Florida, Corporations, Economy, Regulation, States, Rick Scott, | "Rick Scott, a former health care executive who's running in Florida's Republican gubernatorial primary, took aim at the state's business climate in a May 25, 2010, campaign event with young Republicans in Tampa. ""We're 45th out of 50 states'' for regulatory climate for business, Scott said in a speech. ""It's ridicul... |
4168 | California sails toward biggest salmon harvest in years. | Trolling off the California coast, Sarah Bates leans over the side of her boat and pulls out a long, silvery fish prized by anglers and seafood lovers: wild king salmon. | true | Wildlife, AP Top News, San Francisco, Fish, Salmon, Business, California, Science, U.S. News, General News, Droughts | Reeling in a fish “feels good every time,” but this year has been surprisingly good, said Bates, a commercial troller based in San Francisco. She and other California fishermen are reporting one of the best salmon fishing seasons in years, thanks to heavy rain and snow that ended the state’s historic drought. It’s a sh... |
21582 | Certainly we're going to be the most restrictive state in the land … in terms of who can get medical marijuana, how it will be prescribed and how it will be achieved in terms of moving it into the marketplace. | State Sen. Nicholas Scutari says New Jersey has the most restrictive medical marijuana program in the U.S. | true | New Jersey, Drugs, Government Regulation, Public Health, Marijuana, Nicholas Scutari, | "More than a year and a half after it was enacted, New Jersey is implementing its medical marijuana law. State Sen. Nicholas Scutari, a primary sponsor of the law, said he’s glad Gov. Chris Christie decided to move forward with the program -- which, he said, is the most restrictive in the country by three measures. ""C... |
7303 | Lawsuit challenges Utah ban on abortions after 18 weeks. | Abortion rights groups filed a lawsuit Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of a new Utah law banning most abortions after 18 weeks of gestation, following through on a vow made when lawmakers considered the measure during this year’s legislative session. | true | American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood, Health, Lawsuits, Utah, U.S. Supreme Court, Salt Lake City | The law violates the U.S. Supreme Court’s longtime stance that states cannot ban abortion before the fetus is viable outside the womb, usually at about 23 weeks, the Planned Parenthood Association of Utah argued. The American Civil Liberties Union of Utah is assisting with the lawsuit filed in federal court. The groups... |
17422 | "Cuba has ""a lower child mortality rate than ours. Their life expectancy is now greater than ours." | "Harkin said that Cuba has ""a lower child mortality rate than ours. Their life expectancy is now greater than ours."" According to the official statistics, Cuba does beat out the United States for both infant and child mortality, and on life expectancy, the data is mixed, with a slight edge to the United States. Howev... | mixture | National, Children, Health Care, Foreign Policy, Public Health, Tom Harkin, | "Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, recently spent three days in Cuba -- the longtime socialist adversary of the United States -- to learn more about the island nation’s health care system. For years, some health policy specialists in the United States have been intrigued by Cuba’s health care system. Cuba produces a disproporti... |
16111 | "The pass rate for a high school level test to join the military"" is 35 to 40 percent." | "Bush said that ""the pass rate for a high school level test to join the military is 35 to 40 percent."" A Bush spokeswoman said he meant to say that one-third failed the test, a rate that is roughly in line with one credible measure of applicants to the Army (though the available data is scattered and incomplete). Sti... | false | Education, Military, Florida, Jeb Bush, | "Common Core’s Republican defender-in-chief, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, has been known to marshal a varied portfolio of evidence to show that the United States need to raise its education standards. In a question-and-answer session at a Wall Street Journal event on Dec. 1, Bush told attendees that a majority of high... |
5675 | Dutch hospital sealed off but ebola scare proves false alarm. | Dutch emergency services say an ebola scare that led them to seal off part of a hospital in the port city of Rotterdam has turned out to be a false alarm. | true | Netherlands, Health, Ebola virus, General News, Rotterdam | The Rijnmondveilig agency coordinates emergency responses in the Rotterdam region. It tweeted early Thursday that a patient entered the Maasstad Hospital on Wednesday night with “a suspicion of ebola infection.” However, it added, “it has just been confirmed that it is not ebola.” Photos taken before the all-clear was ... |
35993 | Casey Anthony is pregnant (with twins.) | ‘Casey Anthony Pregnant with Twins’ Rumor | false | Disinformation, Fact Checks | In December 2019, a rumor Casey Anthony was pregnant with twins swept Facebook, and a circulating article claimed:Casey Anthony, the woman famously acquitted in 2011 of murdering her daughter Caylee, is confirmed to be pregnant again. This time with twins.Previous reports on Anthony’s lifestyle in the three years since... |
7634 | French pharma group Ipsen closes in on its next drug deals. | French drugmaker Ipsen plans to bring in multiple new medicines through a series of transactions and sees the recent price drop of biotech stocks as increasing deal opportunities, its chief executive said on Wednesday. | true | Health News | “We’re more active than ever. We’ve got the financial capacity to do transactions and the board is motivated to do transactions,” David Meek told Reuters during a visit to London. Under Meek, an American who took over as CEO in July 2016, the 89-year-old French drug company has become more international, with a sharply... |
38399 | Debbie Reynolds died one day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher. | Debbie Reynolds Died One Day After Carrie Fisher–Truth! | true | Celebrities | Debbie Reynolds, 84, died of an apparent stroke just one day after her 60-year-old daughter, Carrie Fisher, died of an apparent heart attack. The official cause of Debbie Reynolds death has not yet been released, and it’s not clear if an autopsy would be performed. But Todd Fisher, the brother of Carrie Fisher and son ... |
1616 | On World Toilet Day, one billion people have nowhere to go. | Some 2.4 billion people around the world don’t have access to decent sanitation and more than a billion are forced to defecate in the open, risking disease and other dangers, according to the United Nations. | true | Health News | Launching its World Toilet Day campaign for Nov 19, the UN said poor sanitation increases the risk of illness and malnutrition, especially for children, and called for women and girls in particular to be offered safe, clean facilities. “One out of three women around the world lack access to safe toilets,” U.N. Secreta... |
37732 | "Ivanka Trump said Dr. Fauci was trying to make her father ""look incompetent." | Did Ivanka Trump Accuse Dr. Anthony Fauci of Trying to Make Her Father Look Incompetent? | false | Disinformation, Fact Checks | "In mid-July 2020 a link circulated on social media, appearing to be an article reporting that Ivanka Trump had accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of trying to make her father, United States President Donald Trump, “look incompetent”:Ivanka Says Fauci ""Trying To Make My Father ""Look"" Incompetent"" https://t.co/0vVyyA8xM2— RE... |
36415 | Dell Hospital is donating 15 cents every time Facebook users share a plea about a 6-year-old rape victim named Maria. | Is Dell Hospital Collecting Donations for a Young Assault Victim Named Maria? | false | Fact Checks, Viral Content | A February 2016 Facebook post about Dell Children’s Hospital and a purported young rape victim (archived here) continued circulating several years after the fact.The post and its variations featured roughly the same all-caps text, with rotating images of a man as seen above:THIS GUY RAPED A FIVE YEAR OLD LITTLE GIRL… H... |
33430 | A baby was born with two separate minds enclosed in one head. | Was a baby born in India with two separate minds enclosed in one head? | false | Media Matters, ASP Article, hydrocephaly, India | On 29 October 2014, the World News Daily Report web site published an article positing that a baby had born in India with two distinct brains encased within a single head: Mumbai| Doctor Jagadhish Parsa, who assisted yesterday in the birth of a baby born with a rare malformation causing him to have two distinct brains ... |
1988 | Do bedbugs carry superbugs?. | Researchers in Canada have found bedbugs carrying antibiotic-resistant superbugs, a surprise finding because scientists had thought the pests were not capable of spreading infections. | true | Health News | The study was done by a team in a poor corner of Vancouver, where both bedbug infestations and strains of antibiotic resistant bacteria are increasing. Dr. Marc Romney, a medical microbiologist at St. Paul’s Hospital/Providence Health Care in Vancouver, decided to see if the two were related. Romney and colleagues remo... |
10688 | Don’t Stay Up Waiting For A Pill To Fight Jet Lag | Only 250 words but with 5 links to offer more context to the discerning reader. | true | NPR | No discussion of cost, which we wish had been included. Not applicable. There was no quantification of benefit – so we can’t give a satisfactory score. But we also don’t feel an unsatisfactory score is warranted since the story made clear that “regulators weren’t buying the evidence put forward by the company to prove ... |
792 | Sierra Leoneans sue government for alleged environmental failings at diamond mine. | Sierra Leoneans living next to the country’s largest diamond mine are taking their government to West Africa’s regional court for failing to protect them from alleged environmental lapses by the company that runs it, a subsidiary of Octea Limited | true | Environment | The complaint, filed to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) court of justice on Thursday, alleges that the government failed to act when residents of Koidu, the largest city in the diamond-rich Kono district, complained about water contamination and damage to their houses from blasting at the mine. I... |
11641 | Incredibly, some Tallahassee politicians want to make Florida a sanctuary state. | "Corcoran said, ""some Tallahassee politicians want to make Florida a sanctuary state."" Corcoran’s ad was referring to Gillum and Democratic politicians, who sponsored legislation in support of sanctuary cities. Gillum was critical of Trump’s executive order threatening to suspend funding, but he has not offered a spe... | mixture | Immigration, Florida, Richard Corcoran, | "A dramatic new ad for tougher immigration policies by Florida House Speaker Richard Corcoran’s political committee has drawn national attention and criticism from Democrats. Since Corcoran’s Watchdog PAC released the ad in late January, it's been aired hundreds of times on Fox News channels and garnered more than 30,0... |
36079 | The State of New York kicked 26,000 children out of school after mandating vaccines, but despite this was unable to prevent an outbreak of chickenpox in schools in October 2019. | Did New York State Kick 26,000 Students out of School Over Vaccinations — Only to Still Have Chickenpox Cases? | false | Disinformation, Fact Checks | On October 19 2019, a Facebook user shared a letter sent by a Rocky Point, New York school district concerning reported cases of chickenpox, along with a list of its symptoms and other information about the virus:Alongside the letter (dated October 18 2019), the user claimed:Hey New York … you kicked 26,000 children ou... |
37782 | Someone put a tampon into a Los Angeles police officer's Starbucks drink. | Did a Los Angeles Police Officer Find a Tampon in His Starbucks Cup? | false | Disinformation, Fact Checks | Police in Los Angeles accused workers at a nearby Target store of tampering with an off-duty officer’s drink in June 2020, reigniting debate following other questionable claims by law enforcement agencies — but the object in the drink wasn’t what was initially claimed.According to KTTV-TV, the officer allegedly found w... |
37865 | Citing the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) or the American Disability Act (ADA) exempts anyone who opts not to wear a mask in public during the COVID-19 pandemic. | COVID-19 HIPAA Face Mask Exemption ‘Passes’ | false | Disinformation, Fact Checks | Chances are in early May 2020 you saw at least one Facebook post depicting a somewhat-official looking printable document: A viral image claiming that Americans in any state where masks had been mandated or otherwise advised in public places were specifically exempt from any such public health rule or law due to the He... |
4207 | Louisiana hopes to fight coast erosion by mimicking nature. | Back when the Mississippi River flowed wild, its ever-shifting waters acted as a continent-sized earth mover, picking up sand and dirt from the North, depositing it in the Delta region and eventually creating the land that is now south Louisiana. | true | Mississippi, Floods, General News, Mississippi River, Louisiana, Science, U.S. News, Erosion | Thousands of years later, the mighty river is held in check with man-made levees and flood-control systems. But Louisiana officials are making plans to tap into the Mississippi’s ancient power to build new land as a way to reverse coastal erosion and ease the threat of rising seas. Engineers hope to remake some eroded ... |
8064 | Turkey could impose stay-at-home order if coronavirus outbreak worsens. | Turkey could order the public to stay at home if coronavirus infections continue to spread, the government said on Thursday as it clamped down further on medical equipment leaving the country. | true | Health News | The government announced such a measure for people older than 65 over the weekend, but not for the general public as some other countries have done. Istanbul’s mayor urged national authorities to do so on Thursday, saying nearly a million people were still using public transport in the country’s largest city. The respi... |
41206 | In 2008, US children got 36 vaccines and the autism rate was 1 in 150. | US children were recommended to get around 13 vaccines, which involved about 39 doses, in 2008. It was estimated that about 1 in 88 children has autism disorders. | false | online | In 2008, US children got 36 vaccines and the autism rate was 1 in 150. US children were recommended to get around 13 vaccines, which involved about 39 doses, in 2008. It was estimated that about 1 in 88 children has autism disorders. In 2013, US children got 46 vaccines and the autism rate was 1 in 88. US children were... |
25848 | Absentee voting is different from mail-in voting and has more protections against fraud. | There is no objective difference between absentee voting and voting by mail. All mail ballots, regardless of how they are requested, are treated the same once they’re cast. They all require verification before being counted. | false | Elections, Donald Trump, | "As many states prepare for increased mail voting due to the coronavirus pandemic, President Donald Trump has repeatedly raised concerns about the voting process. He’s ly suggested that there’s a difference between traditional absentee voting and states’ expanded mail voting, especially when it comes to verifying and s... |
22381 | Since 1980, over 145 incidents have been documented of suction entrapment in swimming pools and spas, including 36 deaths of children. | State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte says there have been more than 145 incidents of pool drain entrapments since 1980, resulting in the deaths of 36 children | true | Children, Consumer Safety, Texas, Leticia Van de Putte, | "Filing legislation that would require someone selling property to disclose whether a home swimming pool or hot tub has a hazardous drain, state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, said in a press release: ""Too many Texas children are harmed and killed in pools."" ""Since 1980, over 145 incidents have been docum... |
2879 | Regeneron, Bayer to co-develop Eylea combination treatment. | U.S. based-Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc and Germany’s Bayer AG said they would co-develop an antibody for use in combination with Eylea, their treatment for a form of age-related blindness. | true | Health News | Bayer’s unit, Bayer HealthCare, will pay Regeneron $25.5 million upfront and share global development costs for the program, the companies said in a joint statement. Both the Eylea injection and the new combination treatment is to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) - the leading cause of blindness in ... |
27299 | Some immigrant children were placed with human traffickers during the Obama administration. | We have reached out to HHS with a number of questions regarding the care of newly-separated children and the method with which they will be tracked and eventually reunited with parents. We have not received a response. | true | Politics, immigrant children, immigration, trump administration | On 17 June 2018, right-wing blogs published a flurry of stories reporting that the administration of former United States President Barack Obama had handed immigrant children over to human traffickers. The reports were posted in response to the public outcry over a policy enacted by Obama’s successor, Donald Trump, who... |
36363 | "Proposed laws in North Carolina will make it so putative rape victims cannot ""withdraw consent"" once a sex act has started." | Is North Carolina Changing Rape Laws So Victims Cannot ‘Withdraw Consent’? | mixture | Fact Checks, Politics | Amid a rash of near-total abortion bans in various American states in May 2019, a screenshot of two tweets regarding sexual consent laws in North Carolina caused further confusion on social media.As of May 22 2019, one of the two tweets was deleted, but one was still live:what the fuck is happening in america right now... |
11254 | Lung Cancer Screening Often Raises False Alarm | An article published in the Annals of Internal Medicine adds new fuel to the debate over the utility of lung cancer screening. The ongoing results of the National Lung Screening Trial from the National Cancer Institute are highly anticipated and many hope it will bring some clarity to this controversial topic. The ful... | true | The story clearly states the cost of a CT scan. The story could have commented on the fact that insurance may not cover it as a screening test. Because the story focuses on the false positivity rate of CT scanning, it would not be necessary for it to also quantify the potential benefits. The story is particularly stron... | |
8434 | Malaysia to step up coronavirus tests with Korean antigen rapid kits. | Malaysia has approved the use of antigen rapid test kits from South Korea, as it looks to increase its coronavirus testing among high-risk groups and in places where clusters are detected, a health official said on Thursday. | true | Health News | Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy said last month it was considering buying 1 million rapid antigen test kits from South Korea in an effort to screen more people for the virus. The health ministry has placed orders for the test kits and expects to get the first batch by next week, after tests showed a sensitivity ... |
24432 | Guantanamo Bay detainees will get the H1N1 vaccine. | Hannity says H1N1 vaccines will be given to Gitmo detainees | true | National, Health Care, Pundits, Terrorism, Sean Hannity, | "The Obama administration's handling of the H1N1 vaccine has given conservatives plenty to complain about. First, the government got behind schedule with its massive vaccination plans. And then came reports that the Pentagon was planning to vaccinate the detainees in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Sean Hannity complained of the... |
10750 | New lenses offer hope for better sight | For those who struggle with vision problems, a variety of newer types of lenses could help. This story reports on one such type of lens. Unfortunately this story does little to inform the reader of just what this lens can and can’t do. The story falls short on describing the availability, harms, costs and evidence to s... | false | Although the story mentions the cost of the machines, this is not enough information on costs. More important to the consumer is how much more these types of lenses cost over traditional lenses and whether insurance will cover it. This is particularly important to many older people who may have this problem and be livi... | |
2127 | Bad night's sleep can hamper body's insulin use. | Just one sleepless night can hamper the body’s ability to use insulin to process sugar in the bloodstream, according to a study which scientists say might help explain why diabetes is on the rise. | true | Science News | A man sleeps while riding the subway in New York, April 20, 2009 file photo. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson Researchers said their findings suggest it may be no coincidence that while sleep duration has shortened in western societies in the past decade there has also been an increase in cases of “insulin resistance” and adult-o... |
16468 | More than three women per day lose their lives at the hands of their partners. | "Brown implored the NFL community and beyond to consider a shocking statistic: ""According to domestic violence experts, more than three women per day lose their lives at the hands of their partners."" He went on to estimate how many women have been killed by their partners since the day Rice attacked his now-wife in a... | true | Criminal Justice, Crime, Women, PunditFact, James Brown, | "Advocates for victims of domestic violence say the one good thing to come out of the Ray Rice scandal is more Americans are aware of just how big of a problem this is -- and it’s not limited to the NFL. CBS Sports announcer James Brown touched on this in a 90-second monologue directed to all men during the Sept. 11 pr... |
8185 | Vanuatu to impose coronavirus travel restrictions ahead of election. | The South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu which has no confirmed cases of coronavirus is set to ban travel to and from any country with more than 100 cases of COVID-19, as it prepares to go to the polls for a general election on Thursday. | true | Health News | The new restriction would include a ban on travel from regional heavyweight Australia, which has nearly 500 coronavirus cases, an official from Vanuatu’s National Novel Coronavirus Taskforce told Reuters. Vanuatu, population 300,000, will hold a general election on March 19, with the electoral commission encouraging vo... |
12345 | "Mark Pocan Says Scott Walker recently said ""he got his bald spot from hitting his head on a cabinet, and it's not a joke, he actually said that his bald spot came because he hit his head on a cabinet." | "Pocan claimed Walker recently said ""he got his bald spot from hitting his head on a cabinet, and it's not a joke, he actually said that his bald spot came because he hit his head on a cabinet."" Walker did make that claim, but it surfaced two years ago, during the early stages of the 2016 presidential campaign. So it... | true | Candidate Biography, Wisconsin, Mark Pocan, | "Just when you thought it was safe to move on from the 2016 presidential campaign, a topic that grabbed a brief turn in the spotlight has again come to, well, a head: Gov. Scott Walker’s explanation for his bald spot. How did it resurface? Credit -- or blame -- U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, who began by ripping into... |
31182 | The Hobby Lobby chain is closing all its stores in protest over a federal contraceptives mandate. | Federal prosecutors over claims that the company had bought artifacts smuggled from Iraq that were deliberately mislabelled. | false | Medical, contraception, hobby lobby, obamacare | In a 12 September 2012 USA Today op-ed piece, David Green, the CEO and founder of the Hobby Lobby chain of arts-and-crafts stores, expressing his family’s opposition on religious grounds to a new government health mandate that required employers to provide insurance coverage to their employees for contraceptives: When ... |
1992 | Scientist seeks to banish evil, boost empathy. | Simon Baron-Cohen has been battling with evil all his life. | true | Science News | Cambridge University psychology and psychiatry professor Simon Baron-Cohen in an undated photo. REUTERS/Handout As a scientist seeking to understand random acts of violence, from street brawls to psychopathic killings to genocide, he has puzzled for decades over what prompts such acts of human cruelty. And he’s decided... |
11505 | Gaining on death, cooling therapy catches on slowly | This in-depth (3400 word) report on cooling patients after cardiac arrest in order to reduce the risk of brain damage offers readers a wealth of detail on therapeutic hypothermia, the available evidence of its effects, and some of the apparent reasons most hospitals have yet to put it into routine use. The story specif... | true | The story does a good job in articulating the expense associated with universal adoption of cooling methods including a calculation of cost per life saved and number needed to treat. The story notes that the calculations of costs are based on limited data and certain assumptions; nevertheless, some readers may still ge... | |
26638 | "The coronavirus ""snuck up on us,” adding that it is “a very unforeseen thing.”" | Members of the Trump administration have been sounding the alarm for months. Public health experts have been warning for years about the threat of a pandemic. | false | National, Public Health, Health Check, Coronavirus, Donald Trump, | "Unveiling a series of policies meant to mitigate the threat of COVID-19, President Donald Trump also sought to respond to criticisms that his administration has been slow to deal with what is now a worldwide pandemic. In particular, the president defended his administration on the issue of insufficient testing resourc... |
11085 | Study: Drug may delay, prevent blindness for millions of older Americans | This release explains results from a review of health records of thousands of patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) who also had taken the drug levodopa (L-DOPA). Researchers questioned whether the drug might slow or prevent the onset of this disease. They found an association between delayed onset of AM... | mixture | Foundation/nonprofit news release | While the release is relatively cautious, it fails to mention the costs of its suggested treatment in any way. One assumes from the release that patients would be taking L-DOPA for a considerable length of time, which could represent a substantial expense. L-DOPA has been prescribed for patients with Parkinson’s diseas... |
7302 | Planned Parenthood sues over Arizona abortion laws. | Abortion rights groups filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging Arizona laws they say unnecessarily restrict access to the procedures and leave most rural areas without clinics. | true | Health, Lawsuits, Arizona, Planned Parenthood | The legal action by Planned Parenthood Arizona targets laws that prohibit anyone other than a physician from performing abortions; require patients to visit clinics twice over a 24-hour period for counseling; and bar the use of telemedicine in providing abortion services. The intent of the laws is to “impede both women... |
27470 | The Guggenheim Museum planned to host a Chinese art exhibition that included three installations condemned as cruel to animals. | Although these works have been exhibited in museums in Asia, Europe, and the United States, the Guggenheim regrets that explicit and repeated threats of violence have made our decision necessary. As an arts institution committed to presenting a multiplicity of voices, we are dismayed that we must withhold works of art.... | true | Critter Country, animal cruelty, animals, art | Controversy surrounded a planned exhibition of Chinese art at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, in September 2017, amid claims that it featured animal cruelty. In a petition posted to Change.org, Stephanie Lewis wrote: The Guggenheim is gearing up for a special exhibit to air for three months beginning Oct 6, 2017 cal... |
11561 | Study questions angioplasty use in some patients | This is a well written story about a study that raises concerns about the use of angioplasty and stenting for the treatment of patients who have had a heart attack more than 12 hours before and are no longer experiencing chest pain (angina). It lays out current medical practice and the rational for this practice; it th... | true | "The estimated cost for having a stent placed in a coronary artery was mentioned. The benefits of the two treatments in terms of reducing the risk of heart attack, heart failure, or death in this particular patient group (individuals who had had a heart attack more than 12 hours before and were no longer experiencing a... | |
30056 | The test of a 5G cellular network is the cause of unexplained bird deaths occurring in a park in The Hague, Netherlands. | As compelling as this kind of testimony may be to Erin Elizabeth’s Health Nut News, the facts are this: No 5G test occurred during the time that the mysterious starling deaths occurred, and the only person suggesting otherwise is someone with a vendetta against both objective reality and 5G wireless. Even if a 5G test ... | false | Science, 5g, erin elizabeth, health nut news | On 5 November 2018, Erin Elizabeth’s medical conspiracy blog Health Nut News “reported” a seemingly disturbing story out of the Netherlands with the headline “Hundreds of birds dead during 5G experiment in The Hague, The Netherlands.” It turned out that Elizabeth’s article was the wholesale regurgitation of a series of... |
23668 | "Karen Handel ""would have felt like it was OK to go in and abort"" Sarah Palin's son Trig, who has Down syndrome." | Group says GOP candidate Karen Handel would be OK aborting child with Down syndrome | false | Abortion, Georgia, Melanie Crozier, | "Now that the Republican gubernatorial runoff is on, some Georgia abortion foes are taking aim at front-runner Karen Handel. Handel placed first in the GOP primary despite Georgia Right to Life's criticisms that she's not pro-life enough. A late endorsement by conservative darling Sarah Palin helped her rocket ahead of... |
4075 | Illinois lawsuit filed against top e-cigarette maker. | An Illinois teenager who fell ill with a lung disease after vaping for over a year sued a leading e-cigarette maker on Friday, accusing it of deliberately marketing to young people and sending the message that vaping is cool. | true | Chicago, Health, Media, General News, Social media, Illinois, Lung disease, U.S. News, Lawsuits | Attorneys filed a lawsuit in Lake County Circuit Court on behalf of 18-year-old Adam Hergenreder, who was hospitalized at the end of August for about a week after complaining of nausea and labored breathing. The 85-page suit argued Juul Labs conveyed in advertisements and through social media campaigns that kids could ... |
38968 | ISIS terrorists in Syria have been stricken with a flesh-eating plague. | ISIS Hit with Fleshing-Eating Plague | mixture | Health / Medical, Religious | It’s true that hundreds of ISIS fighters in Raqqa, Syria, have been stricken with a flesh-eating virus called leishmaniasis. However, the impact the virus has had on ISIS appeared to be exaggerated in reports that referred to it as a “plague.” America’s science envoy to the Middle East said in January 2015 that there w... |
36434 | "Rod Serling's ""The Twilight Zone"" originally endeavored to sneak weighty political topics past network censors who gutted his prior social commentaries." | Did Rod Serling’s ‘Twilight Zone’ Use Sci-Fi to Push Politics Past Network Censors? | true | Entertainment, Fact Checks | The beginning of April 2019 also marked the premiere of the third television iteration of The Twilight Zone. This time, Rod Serling’s mid-century television classic series was rebooted with producer Jordan Peele at the helm.On the day the first two episodes were released — “Nightmare at 30,000 Feet,” a remake of the cl... |
34070 | Mixing cream of tartar with orange juice will flush nicotine from your body and help you quit smoking faster. | Because no published support exists for the claim that cream of tartar can play any role in either the removal of nicotine from the body or as an aid to quit smoking, and because the scientific facts used to make that argument are incorrect, distorted, or irrelevant, we rank this claim “False.” | false | Medical | A viral story on Shareably first published in May 2018 claims that a mixture of orange juice and cream of tartar “will flush nicotine from your body and [help you] quit smoking faster.” Though Shareably’s article is currently driving the bulk of viral traffic on this subject, the claim has a history on the internet goi... |
7307 | Ohio cuts funding for Planned Parenthood after court OK. | The Ohio Department of Health is ending grants and contracts that send money to Planned Parenthood after a divided federal appeals court upheld a state anti-abortion law that blocks public money for the group. | true | Planned Parenthood, Health, Courts, Ohio, North America | The department notified recipients and contractors Thursday that it will end that funding within a month to comply with the law, unless the court delays the effect of its ruling as Planned Parenthood has requested. The health department said the law requires it to ensure state and certain federal funds aren’t “used to ... |
29859 | A video shows an extreme thrill ride found at an amusement park. | Although the thrill rides displayed in The Centrifuge Brain Project may be nothing more than products of the filmmaker’s imagination, one YouTube commenter spoke for many in stating: “I dunno how to explain this but watching these rides gives me a real deep primal fear and makes me feel uncomfortable. There’s something... | false | Fauxtography | In the last few decades amusement park thrill rides have been growing increasingly faster, higher, and steeper — to the point that it’s now sometimes difficult to distinguish between real “nail-biting freak-outs” and software-created renderings of gravity-defying attractions. A case in point is the following video, whi... |
7640 | Sanofi and Regeneron's Dupixent gets more positive feedback from U.S. FDA. | The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) regulator has given more positive feedback on the Dupixent eczema treatment being developed by drugmakers Sanofi and Regeneron, the companies said on Tuesday. | true | Health News | Dupixent was launched in the United States in April 2017 for the treatment of moderate-to-severe eczema in adults, and the product is seen as a key sales driver for both companies. They said the FDA had accepted for a priority, or expedited, review the license application for the use of Dupixent in adolescents aged 12 ... |
1685 | Type, frequency of e-cigarette use linked to quitting smoking. | Two new studies looking at whether electronic cigarettes help smokers to quit their deadly habit have found that while some of them can, it depends on the type and how often it is used. | true | Science News | The research — welcomed by experts in a field marked by a dearth of good scientific evidence and intense lobbying — suggests daily use of so-called “tank” e-cigarettes, designed to be refilled with nicotine-containing liquids, is most likely to help smokers quit. Many experts think e-cigarettes, which heat nicotine-lac... |
15577 | There are more members of the U.S. Senate than the number of WI families who would benefit from GOP estate tax break. | Australia will provide A$3 million ($2.03 million) for research on the use of cannabis to help cancer patients, its health minister said on Sunday, as the demand for medicinal cannabis products grows rapidly. | true | Taxes, Wisconsin, Tammy Baldwin, | While legal in most of Australia, such products are allowed only to patients on the prescription of a doctor, and a license is required to grow and make medicinal cannabis. On Sunday, Health Minister Greg Hunt said access had been permitted to more than 11,000 patients, with most approvals this year. “There have only b... |
12803 | "Blogger Says White House adviser Steve Bannon said, ""Nobody can blame you for beating your wife if it’s out of love." | Trump adviser Steve Bannon did not say it’s OK to beat your wife if you love her | false | Fake news, PunditFact, Bloggers, | "Like a virus, an old fake news story that claims White House adviser Steve Bannon is an advocate of domestic abuse has made the leap from one site full of contrived articles to another. A Nov. 14, 2016, post on USPOLN.com (short for U.S. Political News) starts with a headline that reads, ""Stephen Bannon: ‘Nobody Can ... |
32834 | Photograph shows crates in which calves are kept immobilized for six weeks before they are slaughtered for veal. | None of this is to say that the lives of dairy cows are ideal ones, that dairy cows are never mistreated, or that calves raised for veal purposes don’t sometimes endure cruel and inhumane living conditions (including being kept in virtually immobile confinement in veal crates for their entire 16-week long lives). But t... | false | Uncategorized, veal | It is an undeniable fact that much of the food we consume is animal meat. But even though most of us are familiar with the types of animals we typically eat — cow, pigs, chickens, fish — comparatively few consumers have much familiarity with the processes involved in animal food production: where those animals come fro... |
30683 | "A ""Do Not Adopt a Pitbull"" ad will be airing during Super Bowl LII in February 2018." | We previously surveyed the issue of breed-specific legislation and dog bites in an article on this site. | false | Critter Country, pitbulls, super bowl | In early 2018, social media users were sharing a football-themed video clip, one which exhorted viewers “Do Not Adopt a Pitbull” and featured scenes of cheering crowds overlaid with text statements reading ” They killed the most kids,” “They killed the most family members,” and “One breed killed 75% of the people who w... |
7314 | New Hampshire urges recent arrivals from China to stay home . | New Hampshire public health officials are asking all travelers who have arrived in the state from China in the last 14 days to stay home and watch for symptoms of the Coronavirus. | true | New Hampshire, Health, General News, China, Coronavirus, Donald Trump, Public health, United States | China’s death toll from the new virus rose to 259 on Saturday. The United States declared a public health emergency on Friday and President Donald Trump signed an order barring entry to foreign nationals who visited China within the last 14 days. The restrictions don’t apply to immediate family of American citizens and... |
6383 | Scotland bans bargain-basement booze in public health move. | Bargain booze has become a little more expensive in Scotland, which says it is the first country in the world to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol. | true | Health, Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, International News, Business, Europe, Public health | From Tuesday, retailers must charge at least 50 pence (68 cents) per unit, amounting to about 70 pence for a bottle of beer or 5 pounds for a bottle of wine. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon praised Scotland for being “bold enough and brave enough” to take the step. “All of the evidence says that minimum unit pricing wil... |
3707 | New York joins states suing e-cigarette maker Juul. | New York has joined the ranks of states suing the nation’s biggest e-cigarette maker, Juul Labs Inc., saying the company used deceptive marketing practices to reel in young users. | true | New York, San Francisco, Epidemics, Public health, Health, Lawsuits, General News, Vaping, U.S. News, Tobacco industry regulation | Attorney General Letitia James announced the lawsuit Tuesday against San Francisco-based Juul Labs Inc. It alleges the company contributed to a youth vaping epidemic using misleading sales tactics on popular social media sites. The suit also alleges that Juul advertising touted e-cigarettes, which contain nicotine, as ... |
30613 | Keanu Reeves gave an envelope of cash to a stranger in order to help pay for a kidney transplant. | Keanu Reeves’ off-screen life has proven to be a popular subject on the internet. In December 2016, for instance, a viral (and mostly true) video relayed some tragic moments from the actor’s personal life. | false | Entertainment, keanu reeves, matrix, meme | Frequent internet users have likely come across at least one story about the generosity of actor Keanu Reeves. Perhaps it was the video of the Speed star giving up his seat on the subway, or maybe it was a report about his involvement with charitable causes such as PETA, or his donations to fund children’s hospital and... |
8419 | Love wins: wedding preparations resume in Wuhan as coronavirus lockdown lifts. | Peng Jing stifles a laugh as she looks into the eyes of her tuxedo-clad fiancee, Yao Bin, who is in turn trying not to step on the long train of her white wedding dress. | true | Health News | “Smile!”, shouts the photographer as he snaps away. Weddings, birthdays and celebrations have been cancelled around the world because of the coronavirus pandemic but in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the virus first appeared, they are finally resuming as authorities relax a strict lockdown that separated families, fr... |
13293 | We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns. | "Clinton said, ""We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns."" She’s correct that all deaths from guns have exceeded 33,000 during the most recent three years for which we have data. That said, it’s worth noting that roughly two-thirds of these were suicides." | true | National, Crime, Public Safety, Guns, Hillary Clinton, | "Early in the third presidential debate in Las Vegas, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton got into a back and forth over guns. At one point, Clinton said, ""We have 33,000 people a year who die from guns."" Is she correct? According to data from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention, there were 33,599 people who ... |
15608 | The families that are covered through the Low Income Pool is a different group of individuals than are covered by Obamacare. | "Scott said, ""The families that are covered through the Low Income Pool is a different group of individuals than are covered by Obamacare."" This makes it sound as if the people who would qualify for Medicaid under an expansion are completely different than patients who leave hospitals with unpaid bills the LIP fund h... | false | Health Care, Medicaid, State Budget, Florida, Rick Scott, | "Washington may favor expanding Medicaid, Gov. Rick Scott argues, but it won’t help the people being served by the soon-to-expire Low Income Pool, called LIP. Speaking to reporters, Scott said he doesn’t share the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ position that growing Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act... |
33654 | Women: Take off your clothes and scare terrorists! | Does the President want all American women to strip off in hopes of frightening the terrorists still in our midst? | false | September 11th, naked, nude, terrorism | Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2001] The President has asked that we unite for a common cause. Since the Islamic people cannot stand nudity, they consider it a sin to see a naked woman that is not their wife. Tonight at 7:00, all women should run out of their house naked to help weed out the terrorists. The Uni... |
1740 | Ancient DNA reveals history of horse domestication. | Speed, smarts, and the heart of a champion: using genomic analysis, scientists have identified DNA changes that helped turn ancient horses such as those in prehistoric cave art into today’s Secretariats and Black Beautys, researchers reported Monday. | true | Science News | Understanding the genetic changes involved in equine domestication, which earlier research traced to the wind-swept steppes of Eurasia 5,500 years ago, has long been high on the wish list of evolutionary geneticists because of the important role that taming wild horses played in the development of civilization. Once me... |
7133 | West St. Paul police required to speak to therapist. | A new initiative in West St. Paul requires police officers to have an annual mental health wellness checkup. | true | St. Paul, Mental health, Health, General News, Minnesota, Work-life balance | Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association executive director Andy Skoogman says officers’ jobs are demanding, sometimes even traumatic, yet many resist seeking therapy when they need it to avoid appearing weak. Skoogman says that may be changing. Ellie Family Services will handle the checkups. Co-owner Erin Pash tells the... |
11159 | One-a-day pill being tested in S. Florida shows promise in AIDS fight | This is a confusing article, with the title suggesting its focus was a pill taken once a day for treatment of AIDS. The first third of the article provided a frenetic overview of the evolution of AIDS treatments and the last third outlined what was on the horizon in terms of AIDS vaccines. This middle third of the arti... | false | There was no information given on cost of treatment. Reducing HIV levels in the blood to undetectable levels is not an accurate reporting of the results of the study. The article does mention that the once-a-day dosing regimen is more convenient, however it does not provide any numbers for how much better patient compl... | |
7473 | US says Chinese hackers might be targeting virus researchers. | Organizations conducting research into COVID-19 may be targeted by computer hackers linked to the Chinese government, according to the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security. | true | Understanding the Outbreak, International News, General News, Politics, Health, China, Asia Pacific, Virus Outbreak | Neither agency cited any specific examples Wednesday, but they warned that institutions and companies involved in work on vaccines, treatments and testing for the novel coronavirus should take additional security measures to protect data and be aware of the potential threat. “China’s efforts to target these sectors pos... |
8795 | Flu bugs growing resistance to drugs: studies. | Seasonal flu viruses are developing the ability to evade influenza drugs globally, but how and why this is happening is not clear, experts told a conference on Monday. | true | Health News | Flu vaccine drips out of a syringe as a nurse prepares for a patient at a clinic in central London November 22, 2005. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez Europe is the worst-affected by strains of influenza that resist the effects of antiviral drugs, but the resistance is growing globally, they told a meeting of the Infectious ... |
20424 | "Rick Perry Says that in fiscal year 2010, ""nearly 80 percent of women served"" in the Texas Women’s Health Program received services from a provider other than a Planned Parenthood clinic." | On its face, Perry’s statement is accurate. Nearly 80 percent of the women served in the Women’s Health Program in fiscal 2010 did receive a service from a non-Planned Parenthood provider. However, Perry’s statement implies that 8 in 10 program beneficiaries did not visit Planned Parenthood clinics, and that’s off-base... | mixture | Abortion, Health Care, Public Health, Women, Texas, Rick Perry, | "Gov. Rick Perry has been using statistics to help defend the state’s decision to exclude Planned Parenthood clinics from a family planning program for low-income Texas women. Perry’s office suggested in a tweet posted March 15, 2012, that Planned Parenthood’s involvement in the Texas Medicaid Women’s Health Program is... |
6673 | Hashtag stirs debate over role of Christian schools in US. | For their supporters, the thousands of Christian schools across America are literally a blessing — a place where children can learn in accordance with biblical teachings, untainted by the secular norms of public schools. | true | Karen Pence, New York, North America, Science, Michael Pence | To critics, many of these Christian schools venture too often into indoctrination, with teachings that can misrepresent science and history and potentially breed intolerance toward people with different outlooks. “These schools are front and center in the politicization of knowledge and that’s problematic,” said Julie ... |
7604 | State suspends Portland nursing home license over virus care. | State officials are ordering a Portland nursing home with the largest and most fatal coronavirus outbreak in Oregon to close. | true | Health, General News, Oregon, Nursing homes, Portland, Virus Outbreak, Public health | The move comes after Department of Human Services officials found that Healthcare at Foster Creek “demonstrated a consistent inability to adhere to basic infection control standards,” The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. The nursing homes “continued operation poses a serious danger to the public health and safety,” the a... |
30272 | Pictures of President Trump suffering a stroke are being used to spread a virus that wipes computers and cellphones. | (NOTE: The picture displayed above was taken from a fake news story circulated in August 2016.) | false | Computers, donald trump, Virus Hoaxes & Realities | It’s not uncommon for scammers to post headlines and images on social media that tease compelling news stories (such as celebrity deaths, horrible accidents, or earth-shaking political developments) in order to lure users into clicking through on them. Those users don’t end up viewing information or video about the pro... |
21895 | Judith Zaffirini Says 11 percent of the nation’s fatal car crashes in 2009 were attributed to distracted driving. | State Sen. Judith Zaffirini says 11 percent of fatal car crashes in 2009 were attributed to distracted driving, such as texting | true | Public Safety, Texas, Judith Zaffirini, | "Advocating for a statewide ban on texting while driving, state Sen. Judith Zaffirini warned the practice can cause fatal crashes. ""In 2009, 11 percent of fatal crashes — that's 995 out of 5,474 — in the U.S. were attributed to this kind of driving, distracted driving,"" the Laredo Democrat said on the Texas Senate fl... |
17926 | The CDC issued a report commissioned by President Obama just earlier this year, and it found some very inconvenient facts. Armed citizens are less likely harmed by attackers. Effectiveness of gun control laws is mixed. Gun buybacks don't work. | "Cupp said that a CDC report this year found: ""Armed citizens are less likely harmed by attackers. Effectiveness of gun control laws is mixed. Gun buybacks don't work."" The report, which summarized the state of gun research and outlined areas for new investigation, cited studies that showed crime victims who used gun... | mixture | National, Health Care, Public Safety, Pundits, Guns, S.E. Cupp, | "Did a report commissioned by the president find ""some very inconvenient facts"" about gun control? Conservative CNN Crossfire host S.E. Cupp broke it down in an episode last week: ""The CDC issued a report commissioned by President (Barack) Obama just earlier this year, and it found some very inconvenient facts. Arme... |
10169 | Want to Cut Cancer Risk? Try Munching Pistachios | "This is the kind of story that comes with the daily drumbeat of health/medical/science research stories – a story that gets a brief light-hearted comment at the watercooler because of the cute headline – ""Want to Cut Cancer Risk? Try Munching Pistachios."" But it’s a story that delivers almost no meaningful informati... | false | "The cost of pistachios isn’t in question. The story stated that the "" pistachio group showed significantly higher blood levels of gamma-tocopherol"" What does that mean? And what difference could it mean in peoples’ lives? Of course, not much can be said about such a small, short-term study, which makes the entire d... | |
10946 | Fighting addiction with a pill | "This CBS News segment on the drug Suboxone (sublingual buprenorphine) explores the medication’s use as a way to treat addiction to prescription painkillers. Its key strength is its lucid explanation, using a video, of the physiology of addiction and the drug’s mechanism of action. But the piece falls far short of heal... | false | "The focus of the segment is, properly, the high costs of addiction to painkillers. Still, it fails to state how much Suboxone costs. The segment fails to report how effective Suboxone is at treating addiction. No data. Thus, also no data comparing with alternatives (methadone and/or psychotherapy or abstinence-based t... | |
8277 | Condom shortage looms after coronavirus lockdown shuts world's top producer. | A global shortage of condoms is looming, the world’s biggest producer said, after a coronavirus lockdown forced it to shut down production. | true | Health News | Malaysia’s Karex Bhd (KARE.KL) makes one in every five condoms globally. It has not produced a single condom from its three Malaysian factories for more than a week due to a lockdown imposed by the government to halt the spread of the virus. That’s already a shortfall of 100 million condoms, normally marketed internati... |
1459 | Beekeeper therapist uses venom to heal his patients. | On his rooftop in the outskirts of Cairo, Omar Abulhassan raises thousands of bees — not for the honey, but their venom. | true | Health News | After reading about the benefits of bees in the Koran, Abulhassan, 30, decided five years ago to raise the insects and use the venom in alternative therapy. He believes bee stings can relieve pain and cure illnesses such as rheumatism. “These are not the only benefits,” said Abulhassan, who has no medical background. “... |
2759 | Sanofi sues Lilly over challenge to top diabetes drug Lantus. | French drugmaker Sanofi sued Eli Lilly and Co for alleged patent infringements concerning its top-selling Lantus diabetes treatment, delaying the U.S. company’s plans to produce its own version of the drug. | true | Health News | Lantus is the world’s most prescribed insulin product, with annual worldwide sales of about $7 billion. It is set to lose patent protection in the United States, the world’s largest pharmaceutical market, in February 2015. Sanofi’s lawsuit, filed on Thursday, triggers an automatic 30-month stay of approval by the U.S. ... |
9101 | New meta-analysis finds a plant-based vegetarian diet is associated with lower cholesterol | This news release reports on a meta-analysis that examined the effects of a plant-based vegetarian diet on cholesterol and triglyceride levels measured in the blood. The release does a good job of describing the benefits of a plant-based vegetarian diet compared to other diet types as it relates to cholesterol. It also... | mixture | cholesterol,Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine,vegetarian diet | The release gives a brief nod to costs, acknowledging that the diet would fit into “nearly every” budget. But we’d like to see a bit more. The costs of adhering to a plant-based vegetarian diet could be prohibitive for some, particularly those without easy access to fresh produce markets. While it would take some effor... |
8191 | Hong Kong to quarantine all visitors to preserve success of coronavirus efforts. | Hong Kong will quarantine for 14 days all people entering the city starting midnight on Thursday to prevent an “explosion” of coronavirus cases around the world compromising one of the world’s most successful outbreak limitation campaigns. | true | Health News | Speaking at her weekly press briefing on Tuesday, the Chinese-ruled city’s leader Carrie Lam also advised residents to avoid all non-essential travel. Hong Kong detected its first cases as early as January, but thanks to severe social distancing measures and a strong community response has managed to avoid the scale ... |
9198 | Breath test could help detect stomach and esophageal cancers | This news release about a breath test to detect stomach and esophageal cancers discusses the potential benefits of a screening test that could distinguish useful indications of early-stage, but serious, cancer in the breaths of average people –.if future research shows it can work in the real world. But that’s a bit of... | mixture | breath test,esophageal cancer,European CanCer Organisation (ECCO),stomach cancer | This research is only at its earliest stages, so is it too early to expect cost information? If it’s not too early to promote a technique in a news release it’s not too early to provide a ballpark cost. The release does tout potential savings from avoiding “unnecessary” endoscopies but without also considering that an ... |
5839 | Wyoming records increase in cases of syphilis. | Wyoming health officials say 34 cases of syphilis have been reported in the state this year, a 36 percent increase from 2017. | true | Sexually transmitted diseases, Health, Wyoming, Casper, Syphilis | The Casper Star-Tribune reports the state Department of Health announced Wednesday the syphilis increase, which mirrors rises in other sexually transmitted diseases. Courtney Smith, the department’s communicable disease surveillance program manager, says the state has alerted health care providers to encourage them to ... |
16266 | "EMILY's List Says Scott Walker is ""forcing some women to undergo a transvaginal probe to get an abortion." | "In a TV ad, EMILY’s List said Walker is ""forcing some women to undergo a transvaginal probe to get an abortion,"" while an image on the screen said Walker ""endorses mandating transvaginal ultrasounds."" The law doesn’t mandate transvaginal ultrasounds, rather it says the woman seeking an abortion can choose either a... | mixture | Abortion, Health Care, Message Machine 2014, Public Health, Technology, Women, Wisconsin, EMILY's List, | "In backing Mary Burke in the Nov. 4, 2014 election for governor, at least three abortion rights organizations have produced ads highlighting Gov. Scott Walker’s opposition to abortion. But one TV ad from EMILY’s List, a Washington, D.C.-based group, might be the most blunt. Halfway into the 30-second spot, released Oc... |
11640 | 100% of heroin/fentanyl epidemic is because we don't have a WALL. | "Coulter, alluding to the opioid crisis, said the heroin and fentanyl epidemic was ""100 percent"" caused by America’s lack of a border wall. Heroin is mostly trafficked from Mexico, mostly hidden in cargo – not by crossing the border through the desert. Fentanyl comes from both Mexico and Canada, and can also be trans... | false | Immigration, Drugs, North Carolina, Ann Coulter, | "In his State of the Union speech on Tuesday, President Donald Trump proposed a stricter immigration system that he says would keep Americans safer and help address the country’s opioid epidemic. Trump’s plan is built on four ""pillars,"" as he called them, one of which is a wall along America’s southern border. ""Our ... |
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