Posted by Michael Wonder on 23 Jul 2021
‘When memory fades’: misinformation about Alzheimer’s disease and Aduhelm must be limited
21 July 2021 - Surgeon General Vivek Murthy issued a timely and thought-provoking advisory about the serious threat to public health posed by misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic on July 15.
Just two days later, the New York Times chose to run a disconcerting ad on its pages about yet another global public health challenge: Alzheimer’s disease.
The ad contains precisely the elements of “false, inaccurate, or misleading” information the surgeon general warns about.
