Official Chinese policy is aimed at zero COVID cases, infections or deaths in the country.1 To that end, they locked down more than half of the country’s largest cities,2 including 26 million people in Shanghai. As a way to put the scale of what’s happening in China into perspective, CNBC3 took a look at the… Read More »
Shoddy, incomplete, fawning news coverage of screening tests is one of the most clearly established problems in health news coverage – something HealthNewsReview.org has revealed countless times over the past 15 years. A public relations news release 22 days ago – from “a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early” – touted study… Read More »
Popular animal rights organisation People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals or PETA has engaged with a fresh conflict with dairy brand Amul, this time on an advertisement including none that tennis star Novak Djokovic. PETA on Tuesday, sent a letter to Amul, asking them to take down the advertisement, where they have congratulated Djokovic… Read More »
An aged care home in Melbourne’s northwest is in lockdown after a COVID-positive worker became the state’s first “mystery case” of the outbreak. The Altona woman worked at Arcare Maidstone on Wednesday and Thursday and may have been infectious at the time. She sought testing as soon as she fell ill on Friday and was… Read More »
The Grammy’s this year was on fire, that much at the very least goes without saying! From a captivating performance by the smoking hot Dua Lipa to Doja Cat’ unbelievable dress, there’s a lot to cover. However, since a ton happened at the Grammy’s, we thought it best to gush about our top 5 moments… Read More »
Dive Brief: UnitedHealth Group bested Wall Street expectations and reported a lower-than-expected medical cost ratio of 81.9% for the third quarter as members continue to delay care amid the pandemic. Although utilization is not back to normal, it is hovering around 95% of pre-pandemic levels, considerably higher than the second quarter, executives said Wednesday. The… Read More »