June 24, 2021 Posted By Categories Gary Schwitzer is the founder and publisher of HealthNewsReview. He has covered health care news almost exclusively since 1973. Here is his online bio. He tweets as @garyschwitzer or as @HealthNewsRevu. Two new journalistic analyses of 2020-2021 pandemic news coverage were released this week. I was interviewed in each of them. Science… Read More »
Although I am advancing rapidly into almost complete retirement, there are some days/weeks when I can’t refrain from pointing out some of the troubling health care news I see. This is one such week. First, the COVID zombie news My local Star Tribune newspaper delivered this front page news: University of Minnesota, Mayo report COVID-fighting success… Read More »
Getty Images For years, substances called tau protein or beta-amyloid have been theorized to be signs or causes of Alzheimer’s disease. There have been many reports of tests and treatments based on theories that tau and/or amyloid are at least signs, if not causes, of Alzheimer’s. Scientific uncertainty remains about the precise role of tau… Read More »
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A person wearing a protective mask walks near a social distancing sign in Coventry, UKREUTERS/Andrew Couldridge Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 27 October More than 60,000 people in the UK… Read More »
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham speaking outside Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterCredit: Jacob King/PA Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 20 October UK government imposes tier three virus rules in Greater Manchester despite local disagreement… Read More »