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research
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Don’t neglect the human stories — and human pain — behind clinical trials
Most often, reporting on medical studies means recounting numbers, demographic details, findings and statistical probability values that are so abstract…
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Conflicts of interest can be harder to detect when reporting on psychosocial research
Journals require authors to disclose any possible financial conflicts of interest (COIs) because research has shown links between industry funding…
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Dive into a treasure trove of articles at The Open Notebook
Writing about health and medical studies is part of the larger genre of writing about science. Perhaps the best science…
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Are nutrition studies doomed, needing an overhaul — or doing just fine?
Nutrition studies can be as frustrating to cover as they can be fascinating. That’s because of the maddening coffee-chocolate-wine quandary:…
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Consider the business angle when covering antibiotic resistance
In early October, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Paratek Pharmaceuticals’ new antibiotic Nuzyra, which kills bacteria associated with…
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Careful language important when reporting on transgender health issues
Using appropriate terminology when reporting on medical studies is important not only for the sake of accuracy and clarity, but…
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What to know (and do) before covering a medical research conference
If you’ve covered medical research conferences for a while, you know the drill and probably have a variety of tips…
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A look at a new type of medical research app
Those of us who cover medical studies on a regular basis are always looking for ways to uncover new and…
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Comparative Effectiveness Research Fellows named for 2018
Eleven journalists have been chosen for the fourth class of the AHCJ Fellowship on Comparative Effectiveness Research. The fellowship program…
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Those images really are more than pretty pictures …
I just returned from the Logan Science Journalism Fellowship program at Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Mass., and I’m…