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Covering medical studies
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Health reporter finds conflicts between medical evidence, personal experience
When first diagnosed with breast cancer, journalist Karen D. Brown didn’t plan to write about it. But, as she met…
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Are you covering a ‘fakethrough?’
Remember the burger grown from stem cells? It might be a great idea, except a single patty grown using today’s technology,…
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Cover the science behind screenings, preventive health recommendations
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force often finds itself in the news when determining what works and doesn’t work in screenings and…
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Covering news about screenings, preventive health recommendations
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force just released a recommendation that pregnant women be screened for gestational diabetes, even if they have not been previously…
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Researchers agree: A study is a terrible thing to waste
Spend any significant amount of time reporting on research and you’re bound to run across a real stinker of a…
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Tips help remind reporters to understand limits of the studies we cover
One of the most important skills required of reporters who cover medical research is the ability to find and discuss…
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Breast cancer screening recommendations up for review
With mammograms in the news lately, it’s worth noting that the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force has posted its plan…
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Stories about Robach’s breast cancer diagnosis ignore the evidence
It’s a jaw-dropper of a story. A reluctant television reporter is persuaded by her producers to have a mammogram in…
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Tools help reporters follow tax dollars that fund medical research
Why did the chicken cross the road? We’ve never known, but we may soon find out thanks to a United…
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Story on ‘diaper need’ brings a medical study to life
Medical research can often seem far removed from a local health beat. All the statistics, the jargon, the complicated graphs…