Dartmouth Medical School has accused 17 students of cheating while taking tests online. Seven of the cases have already been dismissed after the school admitted the students might not have cheated at all. In the past year, many students have had to take exams remotely, as in-person classes have been canceled due to rules implemented in response to the Chinese coronavirus.
Meal premiums in child-directed fast-food TV advertisements work against obesity prevention efforts
A new Dartmouth-led study, published this week in the journal
Pediatrics, has found that the disproportionate use of premiums within child-targeted TV advertising for children s fast-food meals is deceptive. The researchers examined thousands of advertisements from 11 fast-food restaurants, but one company McDonald s accounted for nearly all the airtime and, as a result, the findings.
The researchers report that these ads often overemphasize premiums such as toy giveaways and games relative to the primary product being sold, the fast food itself. This marketing practice violates the industry s own guidelines put in place to ensure that the use of premiums in ads is not deceptive or unfair as young children lack the cognitive ability to understand advertising.
COVID-19 cases double in the worldâs most-vaccinated nation
May 11, 2021 | 4:22 pm
A general view shows tourists on the sandy beaches outside the Seychelles capital Victoria Jan. 17, 2009. â REUTERS/RICHARD LOUGH
SEYCHELLES, which has vaccinated more of its population against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) than any other country, saw active cases more than double in the week to May 7, raising concerns that inoculation is not helping turn the tide in some places.
The World Health Organization said vaccine failure couldnât be determined without a detailed assessment and that it was working on evaluating the situation.
Kate OâBrien, director of the WHOâs department of immunization, vaccines and biologicals, told a briefing Monday that the body was in direct communication with Seychelles and that a detailed assessment was needed looking at factors like strains of the virus and the severity of cases.
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Coronavirus: world’s most vaccinated nation sees cases double; variant first identified in India found in Thailand, Philippines Agencies
Seychelles, which has vaccinated more of its population against Covid-19 than any other country, saw active cases more than double in the week to May 7, raising concerns that inoculation is not helping turn the tide in some places.
The World Health Organization said vaccine failure could not be determined without a detailed assessment and that it was working on evaluating the situation. Kate O Brien, director of the WHO s department of immunisation, vaccines and biologicals, told a briefing on Monday that the body was in direct communication with Seychelles and that a detailed assessment was needed looking at factors like strains of the virus and the severity of cases.
Shocking! Covid cases double in the world’s most-vaccinated nation
Agencies
May 11, 2021
Seychelles, which has vaccinated more of its population against Covid-19 than any other country, saw active cases more than double in the week to May 7, raising concerns that inoculation is not helping turn the tide in some places.
The World Health Organization said vaccine failure couldn’t be determined without a detailed assessment and that it was working on evaluating the situation.
Kate O’Brien, director of the WHO’s department of immunization, vaccines and biologicals, told a briefing Monday that the body was in direct communication with Seychelles and that a detailed assessment was needed looking at factors like strains of the virus and the severity of cases.