Adriel Bettelheim

Adriel Bettelheim is a senior healthcare editor at Axios. He focuses on policy and business aspects of healthcare. His work has appeared in major media outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Forbes. Bettelheim's primary topics include health policy, pharmaceuticals, and biotech.

Biography:  https://www.axios.com/authors/abettelheim

75%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

A score that takes into consideration the content for flow, interruptions with ads, and overt search engine optimization techniques that makes the content hard to understand

The Daily's Verdict

This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.

Bias

90%

Examples:

  • Adriel Bettelheim reports on healthcare with a focus on policy and business. There is no clear personal or systematic bias in their reporting.

Conflicts of Interest

75%

Examples:

  • In an article about alcohol-related deaths during the pandemic, Bettelheim includes a sentence that could be interpreted as implying personal opinion or conflict of interest. The sentence is: 'There were about 488 deaths per day from excessive drinking in the U.S. during the height of the pandemic from 2020 to 2021, part of a surge in alcohol-related fatalities seen over five years.' However, this appears to be an isolated instance.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • In an article about a spike in infant deaths in Texas linked to the abortion ban, Bettelheim reports that between 2021 and 2022, the number of infant deaths increased by 12.9% or more and that infant deaths attributed to congenital anomalies (birth defects) rose by 23% or more in Texas compared with a decrease elsewhere. However, no contradictions are found within the data itself.

Deceptions

55%

Examples:

  • In the same article about alcohol-related deaths during the pandemic, Bettelheim uses a deceptive title: 'Deaths from drinking surged during pandemic: CDC'. The title implies that deaths from drinking surged during the pandemic when in fact it was a surge over five years.

Recent Articles

CDC Warns of COVID-19 Surge in 45 States: Prevalence of Contagious Variants and Rising Hospitalizations

CDC Warns of COVID-19 Surge in 45 States: Prevalence of Contagious Variants and Rising Hospitalizations

Broke On: Monday, 15 July 2024 CDC reports COVID-19 cases growing in 45 states, with high prevalence in the West. Over 70% of new infections are from contagious KP variants. Hospitalizations remain low but pose risks to vulnerable populations as summer surge continues and vaccines become outdated.
New Study: Texas Infant Deaths Surge 12.9% After Strict Abortion Ban Implemented

New Study: Texas Infant Deaths Surge 12.9% After Strict Abortion Ban Implemented

Broke On: Wednesday, 01 September 2021 A new study published in JAMA Pediatrics links Texas' strict abortion ban to a 12.9% increase in infant deaths and higher rates of unintentional injuries and necrotizing enterocolitis compared to the rest of the US. The study, which analyzed monthly death certificate data from 2021 to 2022, emphasizes the need for further investigation into restrictive abortion policies' potential impact on infant health.
Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge in the US by Nearly 30% Amid Pandemic: Over 500 Americans Die Each Day from Excessive Drinking

Alcohol-Related Deaths Surge in the US by Nearly 30% Amid Pandemic: Over 500 Americans Die Each Day from Excessive Drinking

Broke On: Saturday, 02 March 2024 Alcohol-related deaths in the US have increased by nearly 30% in recent years, with an average of about 488 daily deaths during the Covid pandemic.