Categories: CBS News

7/14/2016

CBS story on stem cells and root canals inflates the benefits and ignores the risks

6/24/2016

CBS News story on Alzheimer’s treatment follows familiar formula

1 5/24/2016

CBS News story hypes unproven stem cell treatment for spinal cord injury

1 5/19/2016

CBS’s same-day hip replacement story makes it sound like a new procedure

4/29/2016

Strong on sources, weak on data: CBS story on using marijuana for painkiller addictions

4/13/2016

Aspirin report from CBS doesn’t go much beyond the news release

4/7/2016

Walnut-cholesterol study needed more scrutiny in CBS story

3/15/2016

CBS story on stem cell surgery for cataracts kept hype in check but lacked key study details

1/22/2016

“Just add water” for student weight loss? Strong CBS report missed on costs and study limitations

12/3/2015

CBS cures two diseases in one 400-word story

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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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