Indonesia, the world leader in palm oil production, announced in April 2022 that it would be banning exports of the tropical oil. The shocking move, which took effect April 28,1 was said to be “totally unexpected,” according to a trade group in India.2 Indonesia accounted for 57% of global palm oil production in 2018, amounting… Read More »
Part of our website is going away April 1. But major features of the site will remain. Here’s the breakdown and some background. When I started publishing HealthNewsReview.org 15 years ago, the only content was news story reviews. To be more specific, we only reviewed news stories that included claims about health care interventions (treatments,… Read More »
Shalonda Williams-Hampton, 32, has her blood taken by Northwell Health medical workers for the antibody tests that detect whether a person has developed immunity to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the First Baptist Cathedral of Westbury in Westbury, New York, May 13, 2020. Shannon Stapleton | Reuters “Long Covid” — the name given to ongoing… Read More »