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Tags: colon cancer

9/14/2017

U.S. News compares accuracy of colon cancer screening tests, but what about costs?

4/5/2017

CNN claims aspirin can reduce cancer death risk, falling into observational study trap

1 8/5/2016

Excellent job by FiveThirtyEight on why at-home colon cancer tests are a good screening option

6/20/2016

Colon cancer screening news: HealthDay’s story missed opportunity to go beyond news release

10/2/2015

US News story confused about difference between rats and people

1 8/27/2015

Harms, limitations explored in Reuters Health’s aspirin/colon cancer coverage

2 8/14/2015

High score for HealthDay coverage of “scoring system” for colonoscopy candidates

7/1/2015

Report on “immersive” colonoscopy features lots of flash, but few evidence-supported facts

6/2/2015

Keytruda and colon cancer: coverage of benefits not balanced with harms and cost info

4/22/2015

Aspirin for cancer prevention: A few small details would make a big difference in this story

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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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@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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The allure of a simple story thwarts public understanding of claims for artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine. @mcjaklevic analyzes. https://www.healthnewsreview.org/2020/01/a-machine-versus-doctors-fixation-masks-important-questions-about-artificial-intelligence/

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