Author: Schwitzer, Gary; Mudur, Ganapati; Henry, David; Wilson, Amanda; Goozner, Merrill; Simbra, Maria; Sweet, Melissa; Baverstock, Katherine A
Title: What are the roles and responsibilities of the media in disseminating health information? Cord-id: e7gvrj2v Document date: 2005_1_1
ID: e7gvrj2v
Snippet: BACKGROUND TO THE DEBATE In December 2004 three news stories in the popular press suggested that the side effects of single-dose nevirapine, which has been proven to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, had been covered up. Many HIV experts believed that the stories were unwarranted and that they would undermine use of the drug, leading to a rise in neonatal HIV infection. The controversy surrounding these stories prompted the PLoS Medicine editors to ask health journalists, and others w
Document: BACKGROUND TO THE DEBATE In December 2004 three news stories in the popular press suggested that the side effects of single-dose nevirapine, which has been proven to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV, had been covered up. Many HIV experts believed that the stories were unwarranted and that they would undermine use of the drug, leading to a rise in neonatal HIV infection. The controversy surrounding these stories prompted the PLoS Medicine editors to ask health journalists, and others with an interest in media reporting of health, to share their views on the roles and responsibilities of the media in disseminating health information.
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