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Be wary of studies using big data: Follow these suggestions
Looking for p-hacking or other statistical red flags is challenging, particularly for journalists who don’t have training in statistics or…
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New tip sheet offers detailed guidance for analyzing studies using big data
We’ve covered in another blog post what to be cautious about in scrutinizing an observational study that uses data from…
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Report updates profile of older Americans
More than 15 percent of the U.S. population – one in every seven people – is now age 65 or…
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Free online courses from CDC, WHO and NIH can enhance medical research reporting
In a previous post, I discussed how journalists can use MOOCs — Massive Online Open Courses — to broaden or…
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New state-by-state report card rates oral health among seniors
Getting dental care to America’s elders is a big challenge. Medicare has never covered routine dental benefits. Medicaid dental benefits…
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How Trump’s new drug proposal may impact older adults
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Director Seems Verma are crisscrossing the…
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Want to up your game on covering clinical studies? Try a MOOC!
As you report on medical studies more and more, you probably start to notice patterns in the parts that you…
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Report: CMS removed information on the ACA from Medicare site
The Medicare program has removed a page from Medicare.gov that explained what Medicare members need to know about the Affordable…
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How W.Va is crunching data on social conditions and opioids
A social autopsy. That’s what West Virginia Health Commissioner Dr. Rahul Gupta called his efforts to examine opioid deaths in his state,…
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These FDA apps can be helpful for reporting and story ideas
If you are familiar with Drugs@FDA, you know that the website allows you to quickly look up a drug by its…