Tags: statins

12/6/2018

Props to NPR for highlighting the need for balanced decision-making around statins

9/13/2017

Guardian leaves out a key potential conflict of interest in story on statin study

3/20/2017

‘Don’t stop your statins,’ urges New York Times blog post that’s only four short paragraphs

1 11/17/2016

New statin guidelines: WaPo story wisely mentions ongoing debate about their overuse

10/31/2016

Testing cholesterol in toddlers: AP story says it ‘could help’ but study didn’t show that

7/14/2016

News release and HealthDay create perfect storm of misinformation on statins and cancer

11/10/2015

Get paid to take your pills? Strong Inquirer report covers all the ins and outs

3 10/8/2015

Optimal balance of competing views on value of CT heart scans

7/17/2015

Costs and risks spelled out clearly in NBC report on statins

7/17/2015

Comprehensive coverage of two new statin studies

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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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