Debunking COVID death counts claims tied to reporting
The piece weighs claims that doctors and hospitals inflate COVID death numbers and explains how mortality is counted. It outlines two main methods death certificates and case classification, noting discrepancies, incentives, and the lack of evidence for widespread overcounting. It cites AMA, hospital, public health, and examiner perspectives.
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Donald Trump
United States
Trump
Facebook
Susan R. Bailey
American Medical Association
Rick Pollack
The
American Hospital Association
Jeff Engel
Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
National Center For Health Statistics
CDC
Woman uses website to honor COVID-19 victims in St. Louis
Jessica Murray began stloutscovidmemorial.com in June to memorialize local COVID-19 deaths. She gathers obituaries and news stories to post life histories of more than 125 people, hoping to honor individuals rather than numbers and support grieving families.
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ST. Louis
Jessica Murray
Murray
Stloutscovidmemorial.com
Dutchtown
Boo
Arthur
Misha
Missouri
Mississippi River
Illinois
New York City
Mary Catherine Keene
Edward Rose
Jeff Roberson
THE
Associated Press
More Americans on diets from a decade ago report finds
A CDC study shows 17 percent of Americans were on diets in 2017 2018 up from 14 percent a decade earlier as obesity rose to 42 percent from 34 percent. The report highlights weight loss diets and lifestyle patterns by age race and education noting women and older adults are more likely to diet.
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New York
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Dana Hannes
University of California
Los Angeles
Hames
Becky Ramsing
Johns Hopkins Center For
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