The Integrity in Science Watch project of the Center for Science in the Public Interest has a weekly e-newsletter that includes cheers and jeers for certain aspects of health care journalism. This week’s: * Jeer to Alicia Chang of the Washington Post for failing to mention that the authors of a study supporting the off-label [...]
I’m drooling, but I shouldn’t be. John Carey of BusinessWeek has the cover story this week, entitled, “Do Cholesterol Drugs Do Any Good?” I’m not going to post an excerpt because I want everyone to read the entire article. It’s that good – and that rare. I’m drooling over it but I shouldn’t be, because [...]
Although I said I was on a blog break until January 22 because I’m on vacation and should be out on the beach, when I read about this, I had to share it with those who may not have seen it. An Eau Claire, Wisconsin newspaper reports the following: “One year after being hired as [...]
Last year I published an article documenting several instances of U.S. journalists’ apparent bias in favor of certain screening tests – in the absence of evidence supporting such tests in they way they were being promoted. Now it’s just come to my attention that an Australian team published an article in November describing an analysis [...]
Jeff Cohen and Norman Solomon have posted their 2007 P.U.-litzer Prizes for “the year’s stinkiest media performances.” Two health-news-related pieces made the list. Here’s what the judges said: “AMERICANS DON’T WANT UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE” AWARD — Jeff Greenfield of CBS, et al. Reflecting what became mainstream media’s conventional wisdom in the wake of Michael Moore’s “SiCKO” [...]
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.
Our reviewers, including a leading women’s health clinician-researcher, felt this piece would have been benefited from more data and context.
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