Categories: Associated Press

10/3/2017

AP’s write-up on a new continuous blood sugar monitor–where’s the proof that it works?

9/21/2017

AP’s story on cancer immunotherapy quickly mentions low success rate

9/6/2017

Anecdotes dominate AP’s story on EMTs using nitrous oxide for pain relief

8/7/2017

AP story says new drug ‘cures’ hepatitis C, but that’s no guarantee patients will be spared cirrhosis or liver cancer

6/27/2017

It’s still a conflict of interest when a source ‘wasn’t part of the research’ but is a consultant for the drug company

4/18/2017

AP story on trans fats ban: Strong on sourcing, but left out key detail about study findings

4/14/2017

Lack of independent sources hinders AP story on new drug that treats side effect caused by antipsychotics

1 3/16/2017

AP’s evidence-free story on ‘baby box’ giveaway suggests company had an inventive marketing success

3/6/2017

AP doesn’t sugar coat harms of CAR-T therapy for lymphoma

2/28/2017

A ‘microbiome’ skin lotion tested on 5 people gets little scrutiny by AP

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The tale of two “negative” studies. Or, how spin is applied to make research findings look more impressive. A must read. https://johnmandrola.substack.com/p/the-tale-of-two-negative-studies

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The @nytimes chose to interview one of the editors of the @AnnalsofIM (publisher of this paper) who "gushed with extraordinary glee: It’s huge! There are very few things that reduce your mortality by 30%."
Turns out coffee is not one of those few things despite all that glee. https://twitter.com/garyschwitzer/status/1533202075928215558

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