Forbes April 11, 2023
Topline
The increased spread of misinformation is the latest factor contributing to lower than average life expectancy in the U.S., Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf told CNBC Tuesday.
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Crucial Quote
“Why aren’t we using medical products as effectively and efficiently as our peer countries? A lot of it has to do with choices that people make because of the things that influenced their thinking,” Califf told CNBC.
Key Background
These are not Califf’s first remarks tying misinformation to declining health in Americans. Last year, he said that “almost no one” in the U.S. should be dying from Covid-19 but because of the spread of misinformation, the...
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