"Every day there are news reports of new health advice, but how can you know if they're right?"
Ben Goldacre: Battling bad science | Video on TED.comBen Goldacre writes
"Bad Science" ~
"unpicking dodgy scientific claims and showing us how medical evidence can be distorted". Enjoy his latest video critique from
TED.com [14 minutes].
Labels: health news, medical news, medical research, news reporting, research bias, research methods, scientific studies
FDA Patient Safety News (PSN) is a monthly video news show for healthcare professionals. It covers significant safety alerts, recalls, new product approvals, and offers important tips on protecting patients.
Read the complete stories and watch or download the video program at
http://www.fda.gov/psn. Many of these PSN stories contain video footage and demonstrations that may be especially useful to educators in healthcare facilities and academic institutions.
Labels: FDA, medical news, patient safety, safety alerts
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (July 23, 2008) –
The Medpedia Project today announced the formation of the world’s largest collaborative online encyclopedia of medicine called Medpedia.
Physicians, medical schools, hospitals, health organizations and public health professionals are now volunteering to collaboratively build the most comprehensive medical clearinghouse in the world for information about health, medicine and the body.
This free public site will
officially launch at the end of 2008, and a preview site becomes available
today at
www.medpedia.com.
Labels: medical encyclopedia, medical news, Medpedia, online encyclopedia, social medicine
