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4 6/7/2018

One cancer patient’s dramatic response to immunotherapy. But …

3/28/2018

Viagra vs. Synthroid: two big drug stories show big differences in reporting priorities

10/5/2017

Some news stories sugarcoat limitations of study linking skipping breakfast to heart disease

9/18/2017

At least five reported deaths linked to weight loss balloons: Why it may be the ‘tip of the iceberg’

1 2/17/2017

Vitamin D prevents colds? News stories turn blind eye to limitations of sunshine vitamin study

1 11/10/2016

Food emulsifiers and cancer: Fear-mongering stories needed to dig deeper than the news release

8 10/13/2016

Advocacy group anecdotes present one-sided picture of genetic testing for breast cancer

1 9/22/2016

Once again, some news media can’t resist lure of sexy-but-preliminary research

8/11/2016

Poking holes in Pokémon Go health benefit claims–including a study that didn’t exist

3 8/9/2016

Thanks to Olympics, ‘cupping’ gets its 15 minutes of fame–again

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There's pervasive media bias toward hyping treatment benefits while neglecting negative results & harms.

Big part of this is reliance on experts with financial &/or intellectual conflicts of interest.

Att'n journalists: Use this list 100 independent experts to correct imbalance https://t.co/Twzc1Sp8Vw

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We help journalists covering health care to avoid reliance on sources with financial conflicts of interest. https://t.co/SfeYOdoXJy

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Even when stories get the facts right, they often fail to provide crucial context and caveats that would help audiences make sense of the news — or lack thereof, says @garyschwitzer of @HealthNewsRevu https://t.co/b7YO2fYt0a

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