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Balancing a celebrity endorsement with evidence
“The ability to talk to a lot of people is freakish,” said Chris Rock in a conversation with Jerry Seinfeld…
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Health reporters can cover safety claims in abortion fight
The dramatic filibuster of Texas Senate Bill 5 has refocused the nation’s attention on abortion. State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort…
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Independent reviews find less benefit, more harm than first reported for bone protein product
Efforts to correct biased and dangerous medical studies are making more headlines. Shortly after I posted about a new idea…
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Ghost protocols: Scientists propose a way to plug major holes in the medical literature
Reporters who cover medical studies often take great care not to be fooled by the spin put on research by…
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Catching more cancer with vinegar than with money
It can be tough to find a medical study that is both important and compelling. But that was the opportunity…
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When disease charities partner with drug companies, where does that leave patients (and reporters)?
A few weeks ago, I reached out to a disease charity for comment on a story I was working on.…
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Reporters fall prey to back pain study’s shady PR push
If you follow me on Twitter, you may have noticed several 140-character conniptions I had last week over coverage of…
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Steak and eggs: Putting science, health news into context
Is it just me, or do medical journals seem to have a knack for publishing conflicting findings on the same…
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Does this state make my butt look big?
A study published this month in the journal Obesity reports that the largest percentage of obese people in the United…
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Ideas worth stealing from Health Journalism 2013 #ahcj13
Health Journalism 2013, Boston edition, is officially a wrap. I traveled home with tons of useful tricks and story ideas,…