Categories: Observational studies

1 9/28/2018

Observational study can’t prove surgery better than more conservative prostate cancer treatment

12/27/2017

Eat more fish for higher IQ? Announcement skips limitations of an observational study

4/13/2017

Release on pet-friendly association study is all cute bark with not much bite

10/11/2016

Caffeine and dementia risk: news release ignores limitations of observational research

10/16/2015

We’ll say it again, this time in French: La corrélation n’implique pas la causalité

8/26/2015

Beta-blockers “prolong survival” in ovarian cancer? Not so fast

8/13/2015

“Low T” and your ticker: generally solid VA release lacked drive on limitations

6/1/2015

One-sided JAMA news release oversells benefits of breastfeeding for leukemia prevention

5/20/2015

European Society of Cardiology back on our News Release Wall of Shame

5/12/2015

Will biking to work help you “shed the pounds”? BMJ news release nails the big picture but offers nothing more

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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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