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Greater transparency is resulting in fewer ‘positive’ findings in clinical trials
If it seems the newest studies are always reporting some new link – an association between two things or an…
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Podcast series launches with discussion of potential harms of screening tests
If you want to get a better grasp on the intricacies of screenings and assessing their risk-benefit analysis, there’s now…
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Journalists must succeed where politicians fail in risk communication
With no new cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) in South Korea since July 2, the outbreak appears to…
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Freelancers face unique conflict-of-interest dilemmas
Previously, Covering Health has addressed two kinds of potential conflicts of interest that health journalists should watch out for: those of…
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Context, context, context: How journalists can avoid confusing readers with the latest research findings
A recent editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association explored the responsibility that journals have to public health…
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Evidence-based reporting leads to award-winning exploration of robotic surgery
Robotic surgery has exploded in popularity in recent years, but is that because it actually improves patient outcomes over traditional…
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Fellowships on medical research can take your reporting further
One of the best ways to become skilled in reporting on medical research is to immerse yourself in the experience…
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Use national statistics to localize findings, dig for enterprise stories
The National Center for Health Statistics published the latest data on 2014 births last month, and these reports can be…
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Conflict-of-interest concerns run both ways
Last month, we wrote about the back-and-forth between the New England Journal of Medicine and BMJ regarding conflict of interest…
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Scientific journals squabble over conflict-of-interest policies
A game of inside baseball is being played between two of the most venerated medical journals, and journalists may want…