REPORTING QUALITY

Apr 08 2025HEALTH

How Media Shifts Can Save Lives

The media plays a huge role in shaping public opinion and behavior. This is especially true when it comes to sensitive topics like suicide. Two countries, Canada and Israel, decided to take a closer look at how media coverage of suicide can be improved. They both launched campaigns to engage national media outlets in better reporting practices. In both nations, the ...

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Feb 26 2025HEALTH

Mixing and Matching: A Look at Cancer Studies

When it comes to comparing treatments for cancer, things can get tricky. Sometimes, studies don't line up perfectly, or there's only one group to compare against. This is where something called matching-adjusted indirect comparisons (MAICs) comes in. MAICs are a way to make sense of these mismatched studies. MAICs are useful when direct comparisons between t...

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