A Healthy Debunking
Health News Review is "an attempt to help improve the accuracy, balance and completeness of news stories that make claims about new ideas in health care." See healthnewsreview.org for mass-media health reports rated 1 to 5 based on ten criteria. Some of the lowest rated:- (0/5 stars) Scientists reverse diabetes in monkeys - "Makes a huge leap from a finding in 12 monkeys to 'hope for millions of people with diabetes'" (KARE-TV Minneapolis)
- (1/5) Matt Lauer's heart scan - "An example of disease-mongering" (NBC Today Show)
- (1/5) Minding the Snore - "No quantitative evidence that the Pillar Procedure is more or less effective than other surgeries for snoring" (New York Post)
Some of the highest:
- (5/5 stars) Doubt Cited on Aspirin-Blood Thinner Combo - "Good overview of the results of a trial" (Associated Press)
- (5/5) 'Closed-heart' a less-invasive alternative - "Balanced and complete" (Associated Press)
- (4/5) Mending broken sleep - "Engaging article that may help raise awareness" (Philadelphia Inquirer)
[Thanks to On the Media for the original story.]
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