Posted by Gary Schwitzer in Drug industry, Health care journalism
Can local TV news do more than scratch the surface on important health news? My former student Jeff Baillon (There – the disclosure is out of the way) shows once again how well it can be done. He reported this week on the widely-prescribed proton pump inhibitor drugs for heartburn. But his angle was not one of breathless awe. Rather, he reported that “there’s scientific evidence that these medicines might also cause the problem they’re designed to cure.”
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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