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35948 | The Sturgis motorcycle rally in 2020 resulted in 250,000 COVID-19 coronavirus cases. | They want to know if mass-events (protests, conventions, rallies) spread covid. But we don’t have individual level data on attendees and comparable stay-homes. So they resort to a diff-in-diff, looking to see if a place has more, less, or the same number of confirmed cases soon after an event than they ‘should.’ The ar... | unproven | Politics Medical, COVID-19 | In September 2020, social media was abuzz over a report from the IZA Institute of Labor Economics that linked 266,796 COVID-19 coronavirus cases (a figure that was reported as “more than 250,000” in various headlines) to the Sturgis motorcycle rally held in Sturgis, South Dakota: IZA Institute of Labor Economics, a no... |
401 | AstraZeneca's infant respiratory drug prioritised in Europe, U.S. | Britain’s AstraZeneca said a potential medicine to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in babies and infants had been granted special status by U.S. and European regulators, designed to speed up the development of novel and better drugs. | true | Health News | The “Breakthrough Therapy” and “Prime” designations in the United States and Europe respectively were based on early results from Phase IIb trials of MEDI8897, AstraZeneca said. The drug is being developed for use in a broader infant population than the standard of care for RSV prevention, Synagis, which needs monthly ... |
2023 | Testicular cancer deaths double with after 40 diagnosis. | Men diagnosed with testicular cancer at 40 years of age or older have twice the risk of dying from the disease as younger patients, according to a study of nearly 28,000 men. | true | Health News | This was true even when initial treatment and the extent of the disease were taken into account, according to findings published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. “This study comprehensively documents, for the first time, to our knowledge, the effect of age on TC-specific mortality, while taking into account disease... |
38118 | The FDA published “conclusive proof” that the DTaP vaccine causes autism in November 2017. | FDA Confirms DTaP Vaccine Causes Autism in November 2017 | false | Medical | The FDA hasn’t confirmed a link between DTaP vaccines and autism. That rumors stems from an old (and false) report that was re-reported as “breaking” news in November 2017. First, we’ll take a step back. DTaP is given to children younger than seven to prevent diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis. The Centers for Disease C... |
24750 | On whether he wrote a provision that allowed AIG to dole out bonuses. | Dodd flip-flopped on whether he changed amendment on bonuses to AIG and banks | false | National, Economy, Chris Dodd, | "Sen. Chris Dodd has been widely panned as the man responsible for allowing bailout recipient AIG to hand out huge bonuses, but it's really a half truth to say he's to blame. Dodd was actually the author of a provision that limited bonuses for AIG and other financial companies, though it's true that he later adde... |
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