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science
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Research praising red meat is like … red meat for the masses: These studies need extra scrutiny
“Too much red meat can cause cancer.” It’s a depressing statement for the bacon and beef lovers out there, but…
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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…
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Gaining a deeper appreciation for the costs of basic science
It’s not difficult to understand why clinical trials are so incredibly expensive. There’s the recruitment of the participants and their…
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Nuance can help keep science ‘crises’ in context
Every journalist covering medical and other types of scientific research should read this thought-provoking open-access article recently published in PNAS:…
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Hungry for weight loss: Challenges and hope in the battle against obesity #AHCJ16
As a registered dietitian who has studied obesity prevention and treatment for more than three decades, I was intrigued by…
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Be prepared to cover medical research claims during election season
As the race toward the 2016 election gradually takes over more and more media coverage, Americans’ attention will be pulled…
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Calorie restriction stories highlight best practices when writing about research
Down crashed one of the great hopes of anti-aging medicine recently with the news that calorie restriction did not lift…
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Officials were a no-show for panel on government transparency, science news
Six journalists and an empty chair gathered at the National Press Club yesterday for a discussion about whether the Obama…
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Petit: Less variety seen in science news
The Poynter Insitute’s Mallary Jean Tenore writes about the disappearing science beat. She talks to Natalie Angier, who writes about…