Unfortunately I get “Full pages only available to Subscribers” for both these.

Anyone else more successful?

Michael

For a Friday afternoon relaxed moment: an interesting paper was just released in MJA: What the public learns about screening and diagnostic tests through the media by Amanda J Wilson, Jane Robertson, Benjamin D Ewald and David Henry, Med J Aust 2012; 197 (6): 324-326.

https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2012/197/6/what-public-learns-about-screening-and-diagnostic-tests-through-media

with a key message of: Better journalistic standards for reporting on medical tests will mean better informed health care consumers

AND a reply by a journalist https://www.mja.com.au/journal/2012/197/6/journalist-s-view-reporting-medical-tests

with a key message of: Reporters need to balance real-world writing pressures against idealised reporting standards

I also attach two slides I recently used in a talk about how differently journalists in the UK vs the US and AU interpreted the same evidence on prostate cancer screening. If you have difficulties of downloading these articles, let me know.

Does this mean we should also educate the media about tests or that at least journalists should be made more aware that they should seek advice from professionals before they report diagnostic ‘breakthrough’ stories?

Regards, Rita

Prof. Andrea Rita Horvath, MD, PhD, EurClinChem, FRCPath, FRCPA
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