The latest update from Media Doctor Australia examines media coverage of new technologies for diagnosis and treatment of genetic disorders, and makes some recommendations to help journalists... Read more
For those who have been alarmed by recent headlines about the dangers of sleeping pills and red meat, below are links to some further analyses that are worth reading, courtesy of Media Docto... Read more
In her latest report on the activities of Media Doctor Australia, Amanda Wilson has some good news about the quality of health reporting. And at the bottom of her post are some links to rece... Read more
In the previous post, Gary Schwitzer gave an overview of an impressive upgrade to the HealthNewsReview website in the US. In the article below, Dr Amanda Wilson describes the funding constra... Read more
Dr Amanda Wilson puts forward an interesting hypothesis below, in her regular update on the activities of Media Doctor Australia. Perhaps the annual lifecycle of medical research is reflecte... Read more
The latest report from the team at Media Doctor Australia suggests that media audiences would benefit from more detail about whether tests, treatments and other medical interventions making... Read more
This post continues a series of regular updates from the team at Media Doctor Australia about their latest analyses of media coverage of new drugs and medical treatments. Amanda Wilson write... Read more
The latest health and medical news: how does it rate?
As recently mentioned, Croakey will feature regular updates from the team at Media Doctor Australia about their latest analyses of media coverage of new drugs and medical treatments. *** Som... Read more
As the previous post suggests, Gary Schwitzer is an influential figure in health journalism, and not only in his home country of the US. If you’re interested in media coverage of health matt... Read more
Media Doctor Australia, a pioneering project based at the Newcastle Institute of Public Health which evaluates media reports about health and medical treatments, has joined the Twitterverse.... Read more