Vaccination deniers gaining traction, NHS boss warns

The head of NHS England has warned that “vaccination deniers” are gaining traction on social media as part of a “fake news” movement. Simon Stevens said parents were seeing “fake messages” online about vaccines, which was making it harder to “win the public argument” on vaccination. NHS England is considering what action can be taken… Read More: Vaccination deniers gaining traction, NHS boss warns »

How sensitivity to emotions changes across the lifespan

Why do we become more positive as we grow older? Why are adolescents so sensitive to negative social cues? These are a few of the questions addressed in “Emotion Sensitivity Across the Lifespan: Mapping Clinical Risk Periods to Sensitivity to Facial Emotion Intensity,” a new paper published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. The… Read More: How sensitivity to emotions changes across the lifespan »

Sorry, Allergan. Another activist backs an immediate split to CEO, chairman jobs

If Allergan thought it could satisfy angry investors by splitting the CEO and chairman jobs after Brent Saunders leaves the company, it’ll have to think again. Another prominent activist—John Chevedden—is joining forces with rebels at Appaloosa to push for an immediate split.   Appaloosa said Thursday that Chevedden is withdrawing his shareholder resolution for a job split and backing its own. Chevedden said… Read More: Sorry, Allergan. Another activist backs an immediate split to CEO,… »