Posted by Gary Schwitzer in Disease mongering, Health care journalism
In one of the worst examples of disease-mongering we’ve ever seen, the paper let a plastic surgeon get away with saying, “The pain that women with large breasts can have has been compared to when someone gets metastasized cancer of the spine.”
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At least on the Chicago Tribune’s website, this story appeared in the Health section – not the local business or feature section. It didn’t address most of the things we think are crucial in a health story.
“Brown fat” has ignited a grease fire of media hype in recent weeks.This WebMD story missed a good opportunity to smother the flames.
We reviewed this story and a competing AP story on these new fibroid studies. Read and compare.
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Barbara Glickstein posted on June 5, 2009 at 9:34 am
Thanks for posting this outrageous comment published in the NY Daily News. I plan on writing a letter to the editor.
Barbara Glickstein, RN, MPH, MS
Public Health Nurse