Categories: mental health

12/14/2016

Anecdotes outweigh evidence discussion in NPR’s report on pets and severe mental illness

1 7/28/2016

Leaning heavily on news release, story on anxiety therapy for children lacks crucial context

7/18/2016

ABC’s look at treating PTSD with virtual reality: Classic example of anecdote over evidence

1/11/2016

The Guardian’s bad hair day: No, cortisol in hair can’t “reveal future mental health risk” in children

1 12/2/2015

A device to help people with panic attacks breathe easier? Inquirer gives readers the low-down

2 11/23/2015

Should light therapy be recommended for depression in general — not just in winter?

11/6/2015

Uneven coverage of web-based suicide prevention program for doctors

4 11/4/2015

Textured look at one health system’s relentless suicide prevention efforts

10/22/2015

Times explores impact of integrated care model for schizophrenia treatment

5 9/29/2015

Ketamine for depression: NPR coverage leans too heavily on proponents

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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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