Categories: medical devices

1/16/2018

Small studies belie Boston Scientific’s claims about safety and effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation

1 11/13/2017

‘Breakthrough’ for enlarged prostates? Northwestern’s aggressive PR pitch lacks data and context

9/19/2017

Bodycad claims untested 3D printed knee replacements offer ‘improved clinical outcomes’

4/17/2017

New device for removing birthmarks, port-wine stains, tattoos? Release is selling a pig in a poke

9/9/2016

Release on central sleep apnea treatment commendable on quantifying data, disclosures

2/10/2016

Association exploits Zika fears with sketchy release about mosquito-repelling device

1/21/2016

Candy-coated PR claim: A special lollipop that purportedly relieves 90% of kids’ earaches

12/15/2015

FDA skims over benefits and costs of cooling cap it approved for reducing hair loss during chemo

3 10/28/2015

Strong with statistics, release on sacroiliac joint pain treatment downplays study bias

9/23/2015

Did they “get it all”? News release describes device that might give real-time answer to cancer surgeons

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Monday at #ADA2021, an infectious disease epidemiologist, a journalist, and a researcher shared perspectives on communication of risk in the era of COVID-19: http://ow.ly/ROfR30rMeE7 @AstleyCM @garyschwitzer @berthahidalgo @ADA_DiabetesPro

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Shoutouts to @susan_bewley @drkevinknopf @MichaelBaum11 in this call for more than fawning coverage from press releases for these kinds of stories.

Also, linked history inside goes back 5 years just on Grail apparently trying to become Holy Grail. https://twitter.com/garyschwitzer/status/1408849696416841731

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Here we go again w/more news about “Blood test finds 50 types of cancer.” And here we see again what’s missing from most such news stories. https://www.healthnewsreview.org/2021/06/blood-test-finds-50-types-of-cancer-weve-been-down-this-path-before/

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