RCTs are seldom newsworthy
Results of randomised trials are seldom regarded as newsworthy by
British newspapers. An examination of press releases by the
Lancet and BMJ and reporting by the
Times and Sun revealed under-reporting of
randomised trials and overemphasis of bad news from observational
studies, particularly studies of women's health, reproduction, and
cancer. Research from developing countries was ignored. Bartlett and
colleagues (p 81) express the concern that many aspects of medical
research are not well represented in newspapers.
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