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5 recommendations on cutting through the COVID social media ‘infodemic’
Here are five recommendations based on our research about medical misinformation at the Shorenstein Center: … Debunking every rumor, every ...
Are vaccines now in development safe? The companies making them uniformly won’t release data
It’s standard for drug companies to withhold details of clinical trials until after they are completed, tenaciously guarding their intellectual ...
Vaccine resistance remains high, as only 20% of Americans say they would ‘get the vaccine as soon as possible’
[Many registered voters] want to wait until [a COVID vaccine] has been available for a while to see if there ...
Viewpoint: Great Barrington Declaration arguing for herd immunity ‘takes page from denialist propaganda playbook’
When you’ve been examining pseudoscientific and quack claims for over two decades, you start to recognize patterns in the strategies ...
GM insect-resistant Bt cotton boosted India’s crop yields? Activist study says no, but crop biotech experts say yes
Was the introduction of transgenic (GMO) cotton seeds to India in 2002 the beginning of the renaissance of the country's ...
COVID is definitely airborne – Here’s what that means for you
The Centers for Disease Control revised its COVID-19 guidelines on [October 5] to include that the novel coronavirus can be spread through ...
Controversial Great Barrington ‘focused protection’ herd immunity declaration finds support at the White House
Many experts say “herd immunity” — the point at which a disease stops spreading because nearly everyone in a population ...
Final weeks to approval: NIH’s Anthony Fauci and FDA’s Peter Marks on what’s ahead before we can expect a safe COVID vaccine
As tens of thousands of people participate in phase 3 clinical trials on COVID-19 vaccine candidates, the focus is turning ...
‘Editing Humanity’: Kevin Davies’ new book on CRISPR, the ‘miracle of our age’
“The Crispr story has arrived for the grand telling as a miracle of our age,” the [MIT Technology Review announced ...
Podcast: Facebook vs junk science; ‘Brain-boosting’ supplements; Whole grains really healthy?
Alternative health champion Mike Adams has been banned from every social media platform but continues to spread his anti-GMO and ...
5 countries the US can learn from in how to address the fast-evolving coronavirus pandemic
Here is a list of five countries that had some of the best responses to tackling COVID-19. New Zealand ranks ...
Viewpoint: Greenpeace-funded study backfires, undermining case to treat gene-edited crops as GMOs
The anti-GMO movement dominated the public discourse about crop biotechnology for decades. Led by committed activists who knew how to ...
Trump’s osteopathic doctor Sean Conley’s willingness to withhold national security related information about president’s infection resurrects stigmas about DOs
[A]s Dr. Sean Conley, [D.O.] issued public updates on his treatment of Trump’s COVID-19, the questions and the insults about ...
Biden vs Trump on technology
In every presidential election since 2008, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) has released a report examining the two ...
Only 67% of schools teach evolution is ‘settled science’ although teaching creationism in schools is on the wane
American teachers have not always been afforded the luxury of teaching evolution forthrightly. John Thomas Scopes, for example, was famously ...
New England Journal of Medicine sets aside 200 years of politics, editorializing FDA and CDC have been compromised, calling political leadership ‘dangerously incompetent’
Covid-19 has created a crisis throughout the world. This crisis has produced a test of leadership. With no good options ...
Viewpoint: Setting pandemic guidelines, policymakers should be informed by science, not just follow the ‘precautionary principle’
Those who simply say “follow the science” often believe we should follow a ‘precautionary principle’ when we determine coronavirus policy—to make ...
‘Percy’ director defends anti-Monsanto film against charges of inaccuracy from farmers
The director of a new film about a Saskatchewan grain farmer’s legal fight with biotech giant Monsanto says the drama ...
COVID politics: 47 instances in which Trump Administration interfered in recommended coronavirus responses, Congressional committee finds
[The October 2 Select Subcommittee] staff analysis found at least 47 separate incidents of political interference in the Administration’s coronavirus ...
With concerns rising that Trump was conspiring to end run FDA vaccine standards, White House reverses decision to block release after the agency ignored the president and published them anyway
The White House on [October 6] approved tough new standards for coronavirus vaccines after weeks of delay, but only after the ...
Generation Z accepts GMOs, but 72% not ready to eat lab-grown meat, survey shows
It wasn’t long ago that a U.S.-based study found that 77 percent of Generation Z are just fine with food ...
Podcast: GM crops don’t change your DNA; Monsanto ‘owns’ global food supply? South American anti-biotech invasion
Are GM crops unnatural? Can they change your DNA? And does 'Big Ag' own the global food supply? The answer ...
‘Least desirable guest at any party’: Botched US COVID response puts Olympic participation in danger
[The U.S.] usually has the largest contingent of athletes at the Summer Games. And it’s the highest-value single market for ...
Spillover effect: Could GMO disinformation shake public trust in other scientific innovations?
In 2016, the World Economic Forum listed online digital misinformation as one of the leading threats to modern societies. Campaigns ...
Infographic: 5 different ways COVID vaccines work
COVID vaccine hesitancy is on the rise, perhaps in the wake of pressure to speed approval beyond scientific reason. But I think ...
Stockholm syndrome revisited: As Sweden’s COVID rate flattens and masks disappear, experts ponder ‘no lockdown’ blueprint
Normalcy has never been more contentious than in Sweden. Almost alone in the Western world, the Swedes refused to impose ...
Video: Vaccine expert Paul Offit talks with Medscape’s Eric Topol on the pitfalls and promise of COVID ‘Operation Warp Speed’
[Editor's note: This interview can be watched in full at Medscape. Watch it here. Read a transcript of the interview ...
