Sabrina Malhi,

Sabrina Malhi is a health reporter for The Washington Post. She covers breaking news and issues related to infant and maternal health in the United States.

Biography:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/sabrina-malhi/

54%

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

75%

Examples:

  • The author also appears to be biased against hormonal contraception, suggesting that it has negative effects on women's bodies and minds.
  • The author seems to have a bias towards promoting reproductive health options and criticizing Republicans' attempts to restrict them.

Conflicts of Interest

50%

Examples:

  • However, it could be argued that the author has a vested interest in promoting reproductive health options and infant and maternal health as her beat.
  • There is no clear conflict of interest mentioned in the articles provided.

Contradictions

85%

Examples:

  • The author also contradicts the NCHS recommendation to add pregnancy to a person's death certificate as a way to track maternal deaths.
  • The author contradicts herself by claiming that maternal death rates have remained flat while also saying they have doubled.

Deceptions

30%

Examples:

  • However, she does not provide any evidence or sources to support this claim.
  • The author deceptively implies that social media is responsible for spreading medical misinformation about hormonal birth-control methods.

Recent Articles

U.S. Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis: Calls for Assault Weapons Ban and Multipronged Approach

U.S. Surgeon General Declares Gun Violence a Public Health Crisis: Calls for Assault Weapons Ban and Multipronged Approach

Broke On: Tuesday, 25 June 2024 U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy declares gun violence a public health crisis, urging the nation to address it as seriously as tobacco and motor vehicle safety issues. The advisory highlights the impact of gun violence on communities and calls for a multipronged approach including safe storage laws, universal background checks, 'red flag' laws, and an assault weapons ban. However, implementing these recommendations may face political opposition.
USPSTF Shifts Focus: Behavioral Interventions for Childhood Obesity Over Medications

USPSTF Shifts Focus: Behavioral Interventions for Childhood Obesity Over Medications

Broke On: Tuesday, 18 June 2024 The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends comprehensive intensive behavioral interventions for children aged 6 and above with high BMI, rather than prescribing obesity medications. This shift is based on insufficient evidence on the benefits of pharmacotherapy for adolescents. The recommendations emphasize the importance of self-monitoring, goal-setting, supervised physical activity, and healthier eating habits as part of these interventions.
Maternal Mortality Crisis in the US: A Closer Look at Data Classification Errors

Maternal Mortality Crisis in the US: A Closer Look at Data Classification Errors

Broke On: Wednesday, 13 March 2024 A new study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology challenges previous findings about high and rising rates of maternal mortality, suggesting that data classification errors have inflated these numbers. The study found that instead of the maternal death rate more than doubling since 2002, it has remained flat. Additionally, the number of women dying after giving birth in the U.S. has not increased significantly over time.