Categories: diabetes

4/20/2018

Announcement advocating increased screenings for diabetes ignores harms of overdiagnosis

3 11/22/2016

Device for type 2 diabetes: Release prematurely touts benefits from 60-person study

11/10/2016

Weight Watchers for type 2 diabetes: PR release left out researchers’ many financial ties to the corporation

9/2/2016

Metformin ‘could slow development of heart disease’ in type 1 diabetes? Release vastly overstates what small study can tell us.

5/23/2016

PR release on oral insulin pill opened door to questions about benefits, evidence

2 3/25/2016

Exaggeration found in PR release claim that anyone can “reverse” their Type 2 diabetes

3/2/2016

Exemplary explanation of study comparing diabetic macular edema treatments

11/19/2015

Generally strong description of diabetic retinopathy drug trial — but more transparency please

5/1/2015

Does sleep apnea treatment really “lower diabetes risk”? This news release oversells the evidence

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Puleeeeease... this 'game changer' weight loss drug causes more nausea and vomiting than a placebo. Some game, some change. My friend Gary would spank you for using the eighth word medical reporters should never, ever use. @garyschwitzer @thackerpd
https://www.healthnewsreview.org/toolkit/just-journalists-writing-tips-case-studies/7-words-and-more-you-shouldnt-use-in-medical-news/ https://twitter.com/OttawaCitizen/status/1361426796126830597

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A scary @statnews Op-Ed warns that govt attempts to rein in Pharma may cut off access to "life-changing" drugs.

It takes @garyschwitzer to let us know: the author spent 10 years as Pfizer's public-policy chief. https://twitter.com/garyschwitzer/status/1360325022578053123

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.@TranspariMED criticizes STAT op-ed for not disclosing pharma funding of author’s institute - similar to criticism we’ve made of STAT op-eds in the past. @transparify @ThinkTankWatch @icer_review https://www.healthnewsreview.org/2021/02/transparency-watchdog-criticizes-stats-non-disclosure-on-pro-pharma-op-ed/

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