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research
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Catching more cancer with vinegar than with money
It can be tough to find a medical study that is both important and compelling. But that was the opportunity…
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When disease charities partner with drug companies, where does that leave patients (and reporters)?
A few weeks ago, I reached out to a disease charity for comment on a story I was working on.…
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Aging eyes deserve evidence-based reporting, research
Sitting in the waiting room of my ophthalmologist’s office was an elderly man, who I later learned was 100 years…
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Steak and eggs: Putting science, health news into context
Is it just me, or do medical journals seem to have a knack for publishing conflicting findings on the same…
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Does this state make my butt look big?
A study published this month in the journal Obesity reports that the largest percentage of obese people in the United…
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Reporter’s advice can help you get past sources’ jargon
If you’ve interviewed anyone with an M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H. or Sc.D. after his or her name, you know: It’s often…
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Was a study of chelation fatally flawed or just countercultural?
This is the second of two posts about a study of whether chelation therapy might benefit some patients who have…
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Health reporters deserve high marks for chelation coverage
In case you missed it, health reporters who cover medical studies had a shining moment recently. It centered around the…
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The downside of using big data in medical research
A scientific scuffle played out in the pages of the Lancet recently. At issue was whether a team of scientists…
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Big data is coming to a study near you
As social networks and search engines catalog our every click and keystroke, they generate billions or even trillions of data…