Placing blame for hyped health stories

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A new study from Cardiff University in Wales traces exaggeration in health news to the press releases that accompany them, but lays as much blame on the scientists who approve the press releases as the press officers who write them. Also see: BMJ editorial by Ben Goldacre, plus commentary from James Hamblin, Virginia Hughes, Steve Connor, and Mark Henderson.

December 11, 2014

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