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Categories: ABC News

12/17/2018

Using a single patient anecdote, ABC News hails DNA fertility test as ‘breakthrough’

10/29/2018

ABC News story perpetuates misinformation that new drug will prevent spread of flu

8/14/2018

How solid is the evidence behind the FDA-cleared ‘contraceptive app?’ ABC News doesn’t say

8/2/2018

ABC News doesn’t oversell early research on blood test for depression

3/16/2018

In rehash of news release, ABC News glosses over realities of experimental menopause drug

2/19/2018

ABC downplays gloomy context in reporting ‘remarkable’ BACE1 finding for Alzheimer’s

11/17/2017

Skimpy, source-free ABC News story on new blood pressure guidelines unlikely to help readers much

9/20/2017

ABC News touts affordability of at-home BRCA test without delving into any drawbacks

8/14/2017

ABC News story on new ALS drug Radicava included many caveats–except the most important one

3/10/2017

ABC News extrapolates wildly, misleads readers by claiming high intensity exercise ‘could be secret to staying young’

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More for milk debates: "Switching to skim #milk may slow biological aging" https://upi.com/6975065t via @upi cc @garyschwitzer @joansalgeblake

"We can't say that this was caused by milk fat." As is often the case with nutrition studies: correlation ≠ causation.

#RelaxDammit

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How easy it is to be misled by Medicare Advantage marketing. With story ideas for health care journalists. HT @CMAorg. https://www.healthnewsreview.org/2020/01/how-easy-it-is-to-be-misled-by-medicare-advantage-marketing/

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CharlesLCarter3CharlesLCarter@CharlesLCarter3·

@HealthNewsRevu @mcjaklevic HealthNewsReview once again revealing hype that far outstrips reality. I suspect that one day, AI will meaningfully contribute to good patient care. Whether that's in 10 years or 100, I couldn't say. What is clear is that we ain't there yet.

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