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Covering medical studies
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How often do drugs obtaining accelerated approval fulfill their potential?
If a new drug appears to show remarkable success in curing patients with a specific, aggressive cancer type that has…
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Study suggests FDA medical device approvals ripe for investigative dives
Medical devices — and the unrecognized or undisclosed risks some of them have — have been in the news quite…
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Nuance – rather than just numbers – helps tell the full story
Ah, the precision of numbers! For editors and journalists alike, the right number can slam a story into high gear,…
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Highlights from AHCJ’s recent webcast about reporting on addiction, recovery
Last week’s AHCJ webinar about responsible, accurate reporting on addiction and recovery issues pointed out the importance of sensitive, accurate…
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Comparative Effectiveness Research Fellows named for 2017
Ten journalists have been chosen for the third class of the AHCJ Fellowship on Comparative Effectiveness Research. The fellowship program was…
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How to report on Alzheimer’s drug trials without giving false hope
The death of musician Glen Campbell on Aug. 8 after a very public struggle with Alzheimer’s disease has again focused…
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Alcohol study coverage lacked necessary journalistic scrutiny, context
When JAMA Psychiatry published a study about alcohol use disorder prevalence a few weeks ago, the findings predictably led to…
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2017 AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows selected
Six journalists have been named to this year’s class of AHCJ-National Library of Medicine fellows. The fellowship program was created to…
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Participate in an AHCJ webcast on addiction and recovery
Reporting on health and medical topics inevitably involves minefields, especially in topics already rife with stigma, such as mental health.…
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One bad stat can spoil the bunch – another cautionary tale
Recently I wrote about the need to check citations when covering a study that triggers mental alarm bells, such as…