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Public Knowledge That Alcohol Causes Cancer Rebounds annenbergpublicpolicycenter.…
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New studies from the Journal of the American Medical Association and JAMA Pediatrics have found that infant bleeding risk has increased as fewer babies have received the vitamin K shot.
These studies come in the wake of increased misinformation about the shots in recent years. As we wrote in October 2023, an injection of vitamin K for babies has been recommended and used safely for more than 60 years. It prevents life-threatening bleeding in newborns.
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Come work with me & my colleagues on the information ecosystem!
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Nearly 6 in 10 US adults know that regularly drinking alcohol increases the risk of developing cancer, up 5 percentage points since February. annenbergpublicpolicycenter.…
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Every election cycle since 2010, we have published profiles of some of the many outside groups trying to influence who gets elected to Congress and the White House. The 2026 Players Guide features write-ups of 19 of the biggest spenders in the 2026 midterms.
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Replacing vaccine requirements with shared clinical decision-making is supported by 53% of MAHA supporters and 15% of nonsupporters, a new poll from @APPCPenn finds. Via @CIDRAP: cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-vac…
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One in 4 Americans Supports MAHA, but Three Times as Many Share Food-Related Concerns annenbergpublicpolicycenter.…
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New: APPC research director Dan Romer writes that public health strategies used against cigarettes could help reduce the appeal of firearms. One way: Reduce depictions of #guns in #movies and #TV shows. annenbergpublicpolicycenter.…
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New Poll on Vaccines and Autism: Here's Where Americans Stand medpagetoday.com/infectiousd…
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Trump Makes False Claims About Climate Change
President Donald Trump has continued to make false claims about climate change, dating back to his first term. We covered similar inaccurate talking points in September 2024.
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Most Americans do not believe childhood vaccines cause autism, poll finds wapo.st/4jzKg6a
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Confusion: About 1 in 3 Americans say RFK Jr. recommends the measles vaccine for children -- and about the same number say he doesn't. annenbergpublicpolicycenter.… #cdc #vaccination #MMR #measles
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How does communication shape public policy? @APPCPenn invites @Penn faculty, grad students and postdocs to apply for research funding on this question. See details below. @AnnenbergPenn @PennSAS @PennSP2 @PennFels @Wharton @PennMedicine @PennMindCORE @PennGSE @pennlaw
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Trump Misrepresents Government Subscriptions to Politico
As we wrote back in February 2025, both the Biden and Trump administrations paid for subscriptions to Politico. But on Sept. 18, President Donald Trump falsely claimed the media outlet was “bailed out” by the Biden administration "from going out of business."
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The Annenberg Public Policy Center found that many United States adults lack basic civic knowledge.
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RFK Jr.’s Faulty Claim that U.S. Measles Response Is ‘Better’ Than ‘Any Other Country’
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