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Health Archive
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Doctors arguing badly: the ethics of placebos
Posted on October 26, 2010 | 20 CommentsThe ethics of conducting medical trials can be tricky. There is always the risk someone could be exposed to a drug that is dangerous, or they could miss out on... -
The problem with drug trials
Posted on August 22, 2010 | 29 CommentsShould randomised trials be the only type of evidence accepted for rolling out drug treatments? If so, then two researchers wrote in the Lancet this week that that we face... -
Can smoking pot make you smarter?
Posted on August 6, 2010 | 9 CommentsIs it possible that if you have schizophrenia, smoking marijuana will actually improve your cognitive performance? Since this blog is often concerned with the relationship between science and its communication,... -
Actually, maybe economists did prove money can buy happiness…
Posted on January 22, 2010 | 11 CommentsA little while ago, I wrote a post about an article in Science about the relationship between “objective” measurements of “quality of life” and subjective measurements of “life-satisfaction”. The article... -
Today: Blue Monday or Happy Monday?
Posted on January 18, 2010 | 2 CommentsDr Petra has a nice post about the bogus science that surrounds the claim that today is “Blue Monday”. It’s a nice little media story of the type I like... -
Stepping out of the box in science journalism
Posted on December 11, 2009 | 3 CommentsFor science journalists, it’s often hard to come up with stories that aren’t just communicating the findings of this or that study published in this or the other journal. Although... -
New study highlights complexity of sensationalism in science reporting
Posted on November 17, 2009 | 10 CommentsAs I’ve touched on before, sensationalism in science journalism is a really tricky issue and some Australian research about sensationalism in health reporting released today further complicates the issue, revealing... -
Reuters starts a dangerous game of Chinese whispers
Posted on November 5, 2009 | 2 CommentsHere’s an article I published in Crikey today. It’s the story of a report of a report of a report of a study that doesn’t exist in a journal that... -
Catholics kill babies, says philosopher
Posted on October 26, 2009 | 3 CommentsAccording to Luc Bovens, professor of philosophy at LSE, the rhythm method is the moral equivalent of the contraceptive pill. In other words, the one method of contraception recommended by... -
Bogus reporting of my report on bogus science
Posted on September 18, 2009 | 5 CommentsA little while ago I published a story on ABC Science Online about a study that claimed to find that, among other things, longer penises improved “vaginal orgasm consistency”. I...