4. The Politics of Health: Public Health & Misinformation

Political inclusivity is not a strength of the mental health profession, and ideological biases have implications for clinical practice.

Some 10 to 30% of Americans who’ve been infected with SARS-CoV-2 are still having debilitating symptoms months later, a trend that suggests that “long Covid” is our next public health disaster in t...

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Don’t be fooled by America’s health chief elect – he talks a big game on junk foods and health but he’s a committed anti-vaccine campaigner

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For years the writer laughed off being mistaken for fellow author Naomi Wolf. Then her ‘double’ drifted into a world of conspiracy theories and became a favoured guest of Steve Bannon and Tucker Carlson. With the US standing on a political precipice, suddenly the stakes were a lot higher

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Politico recently admonished Dr. Anthony Fauci for his choice not to appear on Fox News, saying it deprived Fox viewers of “the Biden administration’s most public-facing figure in the effort to contain Covid-19.” But an appearance by one credible public health communicator wouldn’t be able to correct the imbalance of the network’s concerted effort to serially misinform its viewers about the pandemic.  Fox has repeatedly villainized Fauci, instead hosting a parade of dubious medical guests to justify the network’s skewed political narrative by spreading false or misleading statements to viewers. And because many in Fox’s guest lineup hold an advanced degree in public health or medicine, their willingness to lend credibility to the spread of misinformation is even more dangerous.  With the help of its rotating roster of supposed medical experts, Fox News turned vaccine passports and mandates into culture war battles because it’s “great for ratings.” According to a Media Matters study, Fox News undermined vaccines nearly every day over a six-month period. (Ironically, Fox’s own vaccine and testing policies are more stringent than those put forward by the Biden administration.)  Guests and hosts on Fox also spread many questionable “miracle cures” for COVID-19, including bear bile, vaping, and sunlight. Notably, Fox helped fan the flames of hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin misinformation, leading to shortages of these medications which are crucial for treating other ailments.  These kinds of public health misinformation are deadly, especially when it comes from people who should know better. The frequent bad actors listed below each have a history of spreading misleading and false medical advice on Fox News, which gives these medical misinformers a huge platform to spread that bad advice to its viewers. Here are the top 10 most frequent medical guests on Fox News in 2021:

How a drug used to treat parasites for decades became the hot and controversial drug of the pandemic

Hacked data also reveals that 72,000 people paid at least $6.7 million for Covid-19 consultations promoted by America’s Frontline Doctors and Simone Gold.

The DTP vaccine teaches us about how brilliant vaccine technology can be, but also how it can be studied and improved over time.

There seems to be a lot of confusion about how the new COVID-19 mRNA vaccines from Pfizer and Moderna. The purpose of this article is to give the casual

All of this will happen again.

Social media channels promoting COVID-19 vaccine disinformation are proliferating across Canada, providing spaces for anti-vaccine scaremongering and conspiracy theories.

The majority of Americans will need to take the coming COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s how to persuade those who won’t want to.

Its gurus increasingly promote vaccine scepticism, conspiracy theories and the myth that ill people have themselves to blame. How did self-care turn so nasty?

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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis convened a roundtable including "Urgency of Normal," Great Barrington Declaration, and antivax propaganda.

Human rights give all people the right to be protected from harm. And Covid-19 poses a major public health risk.

This convoy and the blockades that it has inspired begs a crucial question: In what way are Canadians not free right now? asks columnist Max Fawcett.

You are not guaranteed the freedom to spread a deadly virus.

The Ottawa convoy is not peaceful: megalist I recommend reading this (if you are not in Ottawa) with this drone footage on full volume, to get the full, horrible, experience. This list contains exclusively incidents in Ottawa, and does not account for actions in other Canadian cities or at the b...

TikTokers migrated to RedNote (Xiaohongshu) ahead of the TikTok ban and had some eye-opening conversations with Chinese people about culture and systems of governance. As a result, Chinese people learned how dysfunctional America’s healthcare system is, and reacted by asking Americans questions about it and by comparing the cost of healthcare in China. Americans are also learning that there’s a surprising amount of support for Luigi Mangione among Chinese citizens on RedNote. In this video we discuss the interactions between Americans and Chinese people that’s been happening on the new #1 app in America. Sources: Newsweek - https://www.newsweek.com/luigi-mangione-rednote-2015942 British People React to American Healthcare (Video 1) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzSFRWNzuOU British People React to American Healthcare (Video 2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kll-yYQwmuM ************** Support the Show: Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/humanistreport YouTube Membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Q4rvzJDbHeBHYk5rnvZeA/join Membership via PayPal: http://www.humanistreport.com/support.html ************** Mike's Book, 'Catalyze' is Now Available on All Major Retailers! Grab Your Digital or Paperback Copy Here: http://www.humanistreport.com/book.html ************** Visit Our Website: http://www.humanistreport.com/ Join Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/ntzkbyzsdA Join Our Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/HumanistReport/ Like Us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/humanistreport Follow Us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@humanistreport Follow Us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/HumanistReport Follow Mike on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mike.figueredo/ Follow Mike on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/humanistreport Subscribe to Our Second Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnSKFAh2-y_xplp4gB_9X0w Download the Opt-Out App: https://www.optout.news/ ************** The Humanist Report (THR) is a progressive political podcast that discusses and analyzes current news events and pressing political issues. Our analyses are guided by humanism and political progressivism. Each news story we cover is supplemented with thought-provoking, fact-based commentary that aims for the highest level of objectivity. #HumanistReport #RedNote #Xiaohongshu #TikTok #Healthcare

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My job is to ask tough questions of vaccine makers. That’s not what he is doing.

Scientists are urging members of Congress to use their legislative power to defend science, fact-based policymaking and bedrock science-based policies that protect the public health and well-being of all people. Today, in the face of the incoming president's agenda, the Union of Concerned Scientists...