Ebola in America
Ebola virus disease is a terrifying ailment. After transmission, symptoms start two to 21 days later. The often-deadly disease usually begins with a fever and progresses to more serious symptoms, such...
View ArticleThe Other Side: Rolling Stone’s Note
A screenshot of the editor’s note attached to a Rolling Stone story about a 2012 gang rape at the University of Virginia. (captured 12/5/2014) The managing editor of Rolling Stone added an editor’s...
View ArticleAsk for Evidence and Data When Reporting on Health
My childhood doctor vaccinated me against measles, mumps and rubella as recommended by the U.S. government. A quarter century later I sat in another doctor’s office asking if the shots still protected...
View ArticleToronto Star Fails in Vaccine Investigation
Photo Illustration (Photo Credit: Flickr/ El Alvi) Two days after I published a post on this blog about the importance of using data to report on medicine, the Toronto Star published – what the paper...
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