How to read articles about healthcare
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This article 'How to read health news behind the headlines', by Dr Alicia White, explains how to assess health claims in the media.
Key Concepts addressed:- 1-7 利益相反に気を付けること
- 2-1 治療効果を特定するためには比較が必要です
- 2-15 人数または転帰イベントの少ない公正な比較は誤解を招く可能性があります
- 3-1 測定された転帰はあなたにとって重要ですか?
- 3-2 あなたは試験を受けた人々と大きく異なりますか?
- 3-3 あなたの環境では、その治療法は実用的ですか?
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This article ‘How to read health news behind the Headlines’, by Dr Alicia White, explains how to assess health claims in the media.
The most important rule to remember is: don’t automatically believe the headline. It is there to draw you into buying the paper and reading the story. Would you read an article called: “Coffee pretty unlikely to cause cancer, but you never know”? Probably not. You need to analyse the article to see what it says about the research it is reporting on.