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The story doesn’t discuss costs. Couldn’t the transplant surgery be more expensive for older donors due to increased rate of complications? And just in general, cost is almost always an issue with surgery, and this needed at least a brief mention. The story quantifies benefits here: In an average follow-up of five year... | 0 | 4 |
"A malaria drug that could potentially be used to treat COVID-19 has become the latest political touchpoint of the coronavirus pandemic. A meme published on Facebook by Turning Point USA, a conservative group that targets high school and college students, claims Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak bucked doctors’ recommendations... | 0 | 4 |
Q: Is NASA “spraying Americans with lithium and other chemicals”? A: No. The space agency uses such materials, which are also used in fireworks, in the upper atmosphere – way above where planes fly. Experts say it’s “extremely unlikely” even “a minute amount” would reach Earth’s surface. A persisting conspiracy theory ... | 0 | 4 |
"Not applicable. The cost of green tea is not in question. None. If you’re going to play the rat research game, you should at least tell us the scope of the ""benefit"" seen in rats. How many tested? How many successes? It feels almost ridiculous to have to comment on whether the story discussed harms seen in the rats ... | 0 | 4 |
"In mid-July 2020 a link circulated on social media, appearing to be an article reporting that Ivanka [PERSON] had accused Dr. Anthony Fauci of trying to make her father, United States [OFFICIAL], “look incompetent”:Ivanka Says Fauci ""Trying To Make My Father ""Look"" Incompetent"" REESUS PATRIOT™💙 () July 15, 2020Cl... | 0 | 4 |
A fake news website is behind the false report that hundreds died after eating Patti Labelle brand sweet potato pie. The fake news website Report Quickly published a story on November 14, 2015, that said the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had found that Patti Labelle pie that was tainted with “tetrodotoxin,... | 0 | 4 |
The story included an estimate for the cost of an angioplasty. Although mentioning that it may take many office visits to get medical therapy right, the story should have included an estimated cost for this as well. The story reported on the percent of individuals in the two treatment groups who reported relief of ches... | 1 | 4 |
"With a measles outbreak sprouting in 14 states, and Georgia reporting its first case in almost three years, vaccine opponents are reviving claims about the dangers of vaccines against the disease in newsfeeds across the country. An alert reader was skeptical of one Facebook post, reviving a 2012 story that purports to... | 0 | 4 |
In April 2011, online rumors surfaced to the effect that billionaire real estate mogul [PERSON] (who was already being spoken of as a potential presidential contender) might be suffering from a genetic disorder known as Klinefelter syndrome. Klinefelter syndrome, also known as XXY, is caused by a redundant X chromosome... | 0 | 4 |
Chlamydia cases have been rising since 2010, increasing from 432 cases in Deschutes County a decade ago to 675 last year, The Bulletin newspaper in Bend reported . The number of cases in Crook County has nearly doubled and the number in Jefferson is up 52 percent. Syphilis cases are also on the rise, and gonorrhea diag... | 1 | 4 |
"The costs associated with liver transplantation were not provided beyond the sense that they were out of reach for a family of modest means without medical insurance. The costs associated with the recommendation that pediatricians include liver testing as a routine part of patient care was also not discussed. Lastly –... | 0 | 4 |
"Public health officials say one of the best ways to avoid catching the coronavirus is to wash your hands with soap and water or, when that’s not an option, rub them with hand sanitizer. But some Facebook users are sharing posts saying hand sanitizer can be dangerous. ""This lady here applied sanitizer to her hands/for... | 0 | 4 |
"On the presidential primary campaign trail in Iowa, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., brought out a favorite talking point: ways the president can bring down drug prices without waiting for [INSTITUTION]. It’s not the first time Warren and other candidates have referenced this alleged power. In this case, she pointed to... | 1 | 4 |
"[PERSON] tripled down on his baseless claim that the U.S. election system is rigged against him, capping a weekend of lashing out at the media for publishing ""fabricated"" allegations of sexual assault and at Alec Baldwin for impersonating [PERSON] on Saturday Night Live. House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republicans... | 0 | 4 |
"The General Assembly on April 3 narrowly approved an amendment by Gov. Bob McDonnell that will ban insurers participating in an upcoming federal health care exchange in Virginia from offering policies that cover most abortions. The action was disappointing to NARAL Pro-Choice Virginia. The group said, among other thin... | 0 | 4 |
"The [PERSON] administration’s top Medicaid official has been increasingly critical of the entitlement program she has overseen for three years. Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, has warned that the federal government and states need to better control spending and improve care ... | 0 | 4 |
“Pets are your loved ones, pets should be your family, pets are not something you keep on a chain in the backyard,” the intensive-care nurse from Somers, Connecticut, said. Lescault, 43, who enrolled Moose in a clinical trial of an experimental drug designed to help his immune system fight his cancer, represents the ty... | 1 | 4 |
Of the new cases, 19 patients were linked to previous cases, and three had no links to old cases, said Taweesin Wisanuyothin, a spokesman for the government’s Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration. One of those infected was in state quarantine, and the cases of seven people who tested positive were being investi... | 1 | 4 |
"Since the novel coronavirus hasn’t been around that long, public health information about the virus and how it behaves is constantly changing. That’s why social media posts that make sweeping medical claims about COVID-19 should be viewed with skepticism. Like this Facebook post, which displays a screenshot of a CNBC ... | 0 | 4 |
"An instagram post claims that weed can kill the novel coronavirus. It isn’t true, bud. The image resembles a breaking news story with a picture of a cannabis bud in the background. Similar to another claim that cocaine kills the coronavirus, this picture was made using a breaking news generator. There is no proof that... | 0 | 4 |
"The coronavirus pandemic has escalated the political battle over efforts to expand voting by mail, with the [INSTITUTION], [INSTITUTION] and local election officials feuding over whether to make it easier to cast ballots from home this year. A June 3 House Judiciary subcommittee hearing on protecting the right to vote... | 0 | 4 |
The article does not mention cost. In knee replacement there is more to cost than the price of the implant and the hospital and surgeon’s fees. After surgery, patients must plan for time away from work, intensive rehabilitation, and perhaps the cost of an inpatient rehab facility or visiting nurse. There is no attempt ... | 0 | 4 |
This news release mentions both a treatment and a screening test. The treatment is ibuprofen, an over-the-counter, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug that is probably widely known to be quite affordable. The screening test is measuring levels of amyloid beta protein 42 (Abeta42) in the saliva. The cost of that test is... | 0 | 4 |
There was no cost estimate because there has not actually been a treatment developed yet that makes use of the approach described in the research. Framing this approach as one that could someday cure not only diabetes, but also heart disease, stroke, and ‘many other ailments’ is troubling. This extrapolation to disease... | 0 | 4 |
Every so often, a seemingly high number of earthquakes strike the Yellowstone National Park region. Whenever this happens, with an inevitability rivaling Old Faithful itself, the Internet takes the opportunity to remind anyone with a clicking finger that Yellowstone sits above a massive reservoir of magma capable of gl... | 0 | 4 |
"Conservative Rush Limbaugh told listeners that liberal Austin has moved toward wiping out local barbecue joints. On his July 28, 2015, program, the commentator read from a web post stating the Austin City Council in April 2015 ""passed a preliminary plan"" restricting smoke from barbecue restaurants. Limbaugh said the... | 0 | 4 |
On March 12 2020, Twitter user tweeted that South Korea had managed to test 200,000 people for novel coronavirus strain COVID-19, while the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) only tested 77 people in a week — adding that all 58 Utah Jazz players managed to secure coronavirus tests with little difficulty:S... | 1 | 4 |
The story makes no mention of costs. The average hospital charges for a single-level fusion is about $50,000, exclusive of surgeon fees, rehab costs, and related costs such as time lost from work. The addition of screws or and a “bone growth material” adds thousands more. Not trivial issues. This broadcast falls down i... | 0 | 4 |
The story notes that nitric oxide is expensive; however, it does not give any support or evidence for the quoted expert’s statement that the treatment might be cost-effective in the long run. No details are provided on the numbers of infants who either did or did not develop bronchopulmonary dysplasia or other outcomes... | 0 | 4 |
"U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse recently joined Hasbro executives at their downtown headquarters to push a bill to regulate thousands of chemicals, including hazardous substances that pose a risk to children. From behind a blue podium that was as brightly colored and as plastic as a child’s toy, Whitehouse made this clai... | 0 | 4 |
"One theory ricocheting around social media blames Florida’s large coronavirus outbreak on mistakes in case reporting. The claim was made by internet prankster Joey Saladino, who says he creates content ""to expose the Democrats and MSM,"" or mainstream media. The onetime candidate for a New York City congressional sea... | 0 | 4 |
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. “... | 1 | 4 |
"Thanks to a little-known congressional bill, it may soon be impossible to tell whether your Fourth of July burger is all-American Angus or beef imported from the Amazon, according to a Facebook meme. ""The [INSTITUTION] just voted 300-131 to remove ‘country-of-origin labeling’ on chicken, pork, and beef sold in the Un... | 1 | 4 |
On 19 April 2015, the Huzlers web site published an article reporting that the Arizona Beverage Company was using human urine in many of their AriZona Tea products: Upon being unexpectedly inspected a few days ago, FDA inspectors visited five of AriZona’s biggest factories in the United States and what they discovered ... | 0 | 4 |
Since as early as October 2019, Snopes readers have inquired about headlines and social media posts that claim burning sage “kills 94% of bacteria.” In 2020, the question took on new significance for some readers as the United States grappled with a surge of reported cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease. Though bu... | 0 | 4 |
"There was no mention of cost – and Tykerb is a VERY expensive drug – thousands of dollars each month. There was no quantification of benefit in the story – strange when the entire story is about the drugmaker seeking new approval for the drug. Upon what evidence is that request based? The story says that Tykerb can da... | 0 | 4 |
"State lawmakers have a month before they get back to work in the 2015 legislative session and already the debate over medical marijuana has gotten into the, ahem, weeds. State Rep. Allen Peake, R-Macon serves as co-chair of a joint legislative committee that has studied whether and how to legalize the drug for certain... | 1 | 4 |
In the first sessions of the day, people heard presentations on how activists could work together to push for Medicare for All, a system that would guarantee health care for everyone in the country, including a study on how it to pay the cost. “Only all that we love is on the line,” said Nina Turner, a fellow of the Sa... | 1 | 4 |
About 6,000 rolled pieces were neatly stacked about 10 feet high, covering more than an acre of private land, according to the mayor of Cleona, Pennsylvania. The green blades of artificial grass peeking through the coiled logs offered the first clue. “This is what it looks like when someone gets rid of a dozen turf fie... | 1 | 4 |
The story does not mention projected costs for the new drug. The story could have provided some insight into the costs of available drugs to treat Type 2 diabetes. The likelihood of this new drug in combination with metformin being less exepnsive than available drugs is very low. The story reports the benefit in terms ... | 0 | 4 |
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