Cancer incidence and mortality rates decline, but not for poor Americans
Cancer incidence and mortality rates are on the decline in the U.S., but not for everyone. Socioeconomic disparities are widening.
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Covering viral research: Tips from Harvard’s ‘6 french fries’ guy
Eric Rimm reflects on his viral comments about French fries, offering pointers for how to cover research that’s getting a lot of media attention.
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Teen vaping: Is it really a gateway to cigarette smoking?
We’ve summarized scholarship on adolescent vaping, such as work examining its prevalence and perceived risks, in this research roundup.
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Chronic absenteeism in elementary schools: An easy potential solution
Reminding parents how many days of school their kids have missed and the importance of regular attendance may be a simple, low-cost way to help curb absenteeism in elementary schools, a study suggests.
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‘Fake news’ and school uniforms: Our most popular research roundups in 2018
The 10 research roundups our readers visited most often in 2018 focus on topics ranging from fake news and school uniforms to the Supreme Court and Olympic games.
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Falling off Santa’s lap and other Christmas injuries
A new study reveals the dangers of Christmas in the U.S., where thousands of people are injured each year by holiday decorations, sleds and Santa impersonators.
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Skydivers don’t need parachutes, scientists don’t actually find
A new study serves as an example for all journalists who swoop in and out of academic papers without much care.
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Journalists perpetuate myth about suicide during winter holidays
Most news stories that discussed suicide and the holiday season last winter perpetuated the myth that suicides rise during the holidays, finds a University of Pennsylvania analysis.
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New research suggests journalists should defend their profession
“The big takeaway is that it’s actually good to speak up in defense of the profession,” said lead author Ray Pingree.
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7 tips on health care reporting from POLITICO’s Joanne Kenen
Journalist’s Resource spoke to POLITICO’s health care editor, Joanne Kenen, to clarify common areas of confusion in health care reporting.
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