Posted by Gary Schwitzer in Health care journalism
Almost every day the CBS Early Show puts on light and fluffy “news you can use.” This week they delivered news no one can use yet – because it was in mice. But they never delivered that punchline.
I did the best I could with this story.
Maria Simbra posted on July 9, 2009 at 11:25 am
http://kdka.com/health/Alzheimers.Disease.Mice.2.1075664.html
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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