The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reports that WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee dismissed its medical reporter Kimberly Kane last week. Kane had worked at the station for seven years. The station’s news director did not respond to the newspaper’s e-mails asking about the reporter’s status. The TV reporter told the newspaper in an e-mail: “When the most recent administration [...]
University of Minnesota researchers announced Sunday that they were able to reverse diabetes in monkeys by transplanting insulin-producing cells from pigs. The Star Tribune’s sub-head read, “A new study raises the potential for an endless supply of insulin-producing cells to cure the disease that affects 20 million Americans.” Mind you, this work was done on [...]
The Center for Science in the Public Interest offers a newsletter called “Integrity in Science Watch.â€? You can subscribe by writing to: science@cspinet.org. Last week’s newsletter had this item: New York Times Fails To Disclose Researcher’s Ties to Antidepressant Makers A new study published this week in The New England Journal of Medicine showed an [...]
There’s a thoughtful news criticism piece on the CJR Daily website. It’s headlined, “A Heaping Serving of Baked Kolata, Hold the Caveats.� It questions why the New York Times put on its front page Gina Kolata’s story on a study questioning the impact of low-fat diets on postmenopausal women. Meantime, the piece explains that the [...]
We look for more critical analysis of FDA expedited approval of a new drug like this.
Five-star story on small study that tries to counter large body of evidence on soy supplements for hot flashes.
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