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 »
COVID-19 global death toll has already surpassed 2020’s official counts: More than 1.9 million people around the world have died this year compared to 1.8 million in the whole of last year A total of 1.99 million COVID-19 deaths were recorded in 2021, compared to 1.88 million last year The U.S. has recorded the most… Read More »
It is deeply disheartening for me to reflect on how health care information was miscommunicated so often by so many different players in 2020. In my 47-year career, I never saw a President, his Administration, some federal health agency leaders, many elected officials and so many others distort and deceive and mislead Americans so often… Read More »
Epic Systems will require its employees to return to the office at least part-time starting in July. According to a plan shared with workers this past week, employees will need to return to the electronic health record’s Verona, Wisconsin office at least three days a week beginning July 19. In August, employees will… Read More »