Hill April 11, 2023
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf says that misinformation about health matters has contributed to lower life expectancy in the United States.
In an interview with CNBC published Tuesday, Califf said that the U.S. has a lower average life expectancy than other high-income countries partly due to the rise of misinformation spurred by the coronavirus pandemic and increased political tensions. He said that the spread of misinformation “bothers him a lot,” noting that the U.S. is essentially in “last place” compared to similar first-world nations.
“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...
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