Tags: weight loss

2 9/5/2018

In story about ‘latest generation’ of weight loss drugs, NBC overlooks doctors’ pharma ties

6/21/2018

Newsweek’s story on the 16:8 diet: It’s not much more than a news release rewrite, but it’s at least cautious

3/5/2018

NPR story about online weight loss program left out a key detail: How much does it cost?

2 1/11/2018

NPR’s story on weight loss surgery in teens: Cost info would have improved a well-reported story

12/7/2017

When weight loss is the intervention, it’s still important to talk about costs and harms

9/22/2017

Is one study of 51 men enough to declare the ‘two-week diet’ is better for dropping pounds?

4 8/8/2017

Managing ‘mummy tummy:’ More study details would’ve tightened informative NPR piece

2 2/14/2017

‘The most effective intervention we have:’ NY Times glosses over risks of bariatric surgery

11/10/2016

Gastric balloon for weight loss: HealthDay avoids hot air by balancing PR spin with skepticism from independent sources

5/16/2016

Higher BMI is healthier? NPR story makes well-documented ‘obesity paradox’ sound new

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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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