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research
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Everything you wanted to know about conflicts of interest (even if you weren’t afraid to ask)
The May 2 special issue of JAMA is one to bookmark, because its theme is integral to the work of…
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Search for fountain of youth drives testosterone replacement industry
You know those ads on late-night radio or in the back of some magazines for testosterone replacement therapy? Hate to…
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Study: Newspaper coverage rarely reflects medical evidence over time
Journalists are in love with reporting new findings about a disease and a particular risk factor, but they are not…
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Tip sheet series to focus on red flags to look for in medical studies
With thousands of medical studies published every day, it’s impossible to cover even 1 percent of them. When you can…
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Should we beware the tyranny of the randomized controlled trial?
The intersection of scientific research, evidence and expertise can be a dicey one, particularly in an age in which evidence-based…
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Health and aging stories to follow in 2017
The new year heralds a new administration and much uncertainty about what lies ahead for older adults’ health care. There…
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Medical research coverage often contains too few independent, conflict-free comments
Just one in every six new stories about medical research contained independent comments from someone besides the study authors —…
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Areas to explore when it comes to gender’s impact on health
When it comes to social determinants and health, gender is one of the uncontrollable risk factors that can impact health.…
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How susceptibility to placebo effect could change research
The placebo effect presents quite the conundrum to researchers attempting to discern whether a particular intervention truly offers clinical benefit…
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Breaking up with EurekAlert!: Where to find other studies
In a previous blog post about EurekAlert!, I described some advantages to using the service less often than many reporters…