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How to be more effective in communicating risk to readers
One of the most challenging aspects about reporting on medical research is the need to convey risk in a meaningful…
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These data resources can help localize studies on medical facility quality control
If you cover medical studies for national publications, you rarely have to worry about localizing it to one particular region.…
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New data source useful when covering health care professionals
So much of reporting on medical studies focuses on drugs, treatments, preventive care, health outcomes, risk factors and similar aspects…
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Protect readers’ time and bandwidth from unpublished trials
Every week for years, I’ve received press releases about studies starting up. This one looking at heart disease, that one…
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Survey findings on mental health during COVID-19 potentially helpful in reporting
I’ve written already about the mental health toll the COVID-19 pandemic and associated management strategies, such as physical distancing, are…
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Book on cognitive biases and logical fallacies particularly relevant during pandemic
I’m pretty sure Jonathan Howard, M.D., is not psychic — but I’m not 100% sure. After all, almost nothing in…
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Ferrets and monkeys and mice, oh my! What’s the best coronavirus animal model?
Mice and rats are the most common lab mammals for scientific research, But depending on the question being asked, and…
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Study focuses on the popularity of pandemic themes in Hollywood cinema
There’s no shortage of medical studies examining every possible aspect of the coronavirus and COVID-19 pandemic that one could imagine,…
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Getting the most from webinars on COVID-19 and the coronavirus
Between social distancing guidelines and the fact that a global pandemic truly does impact the entire world, webinars and online…
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Does the study you are covering look at quality of life?
In reviewing an email of recently published articles at JAMA Surgery, I was pleased to see two pieces in particular.…