Note to our followers: Our nearly 13-year run of daily publication of new content on HealthNewsReview.org came to a close at the end of 2018. Publisher Gary Schwitzer and other contributors may post new articles periodically. But all of the 6,000+ articles we have published contain lessons to help you improve your critical thinking about health care interventions. And those will be still be alive on the site for a couple of years.

Tags: genetic testing

8/16/2018

Multigene test may find risk for common diseases, but there’s no evidence it will make anyone healthier

7/12/2018

Genetic testing to guide antidepressant choices: Big news coverage, but limited evidence

5/10/2018

Gene test for depression treatment: Realistic patient story helps keep WSJ article grounded

2 4/4/2018

Prostate cancer gene test: WSJ skirts around lack of long-term data

8/10/2017

NBC News says gene test ‘may help treat depression,’ but doesn’t back up claim

8/4/2017

STAT puts $950 DNA-based fertility test under the microscope

3 10/6/2015

Deep dive into the ethics and evidence underlying genetic testing in depression treatment

9/30/2015

A test that identifies women with breast cancer who can “skip chemo”? AP thoroughly analyzes the claim

8/18/2015

Strong report on study of broader multigene breast cancer testing

8 4/24/2015

Potential harms missing in coverage of Color Genomics cancer test

Story Reviews

Systematic, Criteria-Driven

@HealthNewsRevu

Retweet on TwitterHealthNewsReview.org Retweeted
lowninstituteLown Institute@lowninstitute·

Media coverage of a recent study is generating unwarranted hype about supplemental screening for cancer for women with dense breasts. https://lowninstitute.org/news/blog/media-misleads-on-mri-screening-for-breast-cancer/

Reply on Twitter 1204087871243730945Retweet on Twitter 12040878712437309457Like on Twitter 12040878712437309456Twitter 1204087871243730945
Retweet on TwitterHealthNewsReview.org Retweeted
mcjaklevicMary Chris Jaklevic@mcjaklevic·

Happy to see that my @HealthNewsRevu blog about progression-free survival confusion has been reposted by @kevinmd. https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2019/12/most-new-cancer-treatments-havent-been-proven-to-help-patients-live-longer-or-feel-better.html via @kevinmd

Reply on Twitter 1203654433327980545Retweet on Twitter 120365443332798054511Like on Twitter 120365443332798054515Twitter 1203654433327980545
Retweet on TwitterHealthNewsReview.org Retweeted
jsross119Joseph Ross@jsross119·

We are all worse off for not having @garyschwitzer's excellent, daily health care reporting, but his story today should sound the alarms and be a warning to anyone who gets health care information from local TV health news (read: much of America) (1/2) https://www.healthnewsreview.org/2019/11/why-hire-a-full-time-health-reporter-when-you-can-buy-news-off-the-shelf/#.Xeank0LWjyA.twitter

Reply on Twitter 1201931085908774912Retweet on Twitter 120193108590877491210Like on Twitter 120193108590877491216Twitter 1201931085908774912
View More

Categories

View More

Tags