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Use analogies to provide perspective for tricky numbers ― such as COVID-19...
Photo: Dayland Shannon via Flickr It’s no secret that humans are horrible at comprehending and estimating risk, especially when it comes to abstract numbers. It’s one reason (of several) that people...
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Having both hearing and vision loss may double risk of dementia
Photo: Mike Krzeszak via Flickr Losing some hearing or eyesight is fairly common as we age. However, a new study says losing function in both senses may increase risk of dementia and cognitive decline...
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Media played helpful role in communicating risks during Zika outbreak
Photo: CDCAedes aegypti The news media, for the most part, played a helpful role in communicating the known health risks of the Zika virus to the public during the 2015-16 outbreak, in comparison to...
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Journalists can learn from these ‘9.5 Theses for a Reformation of...
At the American Academy of Pediatrics annual meeting last fall, I attended a talk by Kevin Powell, M.D., Ph.D., called “Evidence-Based Medicine in a World of Post-Truth and Alternative Facts.” Despite...
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Chronicling the uninsured: A yearlong look that combines policy, narrative
Bloomberg Health reporter John Tozzi has written a terrific “how I did it” essay summing up a yearlong project on Chronicling America’s Uninsured that really delved deeply into who can’t afford health...
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Updated Beers Criteria identifies risky drugs for seniors
A panel of experts in geriatric care has identified nearly 100 medications that should be avoided or used with caution among the older population in the latest update to the Beers Criteria for...
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New tip sheet, resources on effect sizes help quantify clinical significance
Photo: Esther Dyson via Flickr To effectively report on medical research, you should understand how big a difference that an intervention or an exposure makes. Absolute risk can be the best for this,...
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Professor helps journalists report on assessing COVID-19 transmission risks
Photo: New York National Guard via Flickr Scientists now have a much better idea of how people become infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. But public health guidelines for how to...
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How to be more effective in communicating risk to readers
Photo: Sasha You via Flickr One of the most challenging aspects about reporting on medical research is the need to convey risk in a meaningful way to readers. Human brains are not wired to understand...
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Study shows common acid suppressants may increase dementia risk
Photo: Dan Lingard via Flickr Millions of people around the world take acid suppressants called proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) for conditions like heartburn, gastritis and stomach ulcers. Researchers at...
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Use analogies to provide perspective for tricky numbers ― such as COVID-19...
Photo: Dayland Shannon via Flickr It’s no secret that humans are horrible at comprehending and estimating risk, especially when it comes to abstract numbers. It’s one reason (of several) that people...
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Having both hearing and vision loss may double risk of dementia
Photo: Mike Krzeszak via Flickr Losing some hearing or eyesight is fairly common as we age. However, a new study says losing function in both senses may increase risk of dementia and cognitive decline...
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