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Many reporters on the health beat face tight deadlines to publish stories based on press releases from the pharmaceutical industry…
I received a text from a friend this week with a link to an article about a new drug for…
It’s a well-worn mantra: Correlation does not equal causation. But even if we know this, is it always accurately and…
When the headline on a news release begins with “landmark” and includes the words “lifesaving,” “greatly,” and “milestone,” a good…
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We all know that press releases are, by definition, designed to highlight positive news. And that’s being generous. But a pair of…
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NPR’s April Fulton recently blogged about a phenomenon familiar to anyone with a subscription to the FDA’s recall e-mail list,…
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Reporters often come under fire for subpar or sensationalized coverage of medical science, but a new study by researchers from…