The ACRP Wire published an article about a couple of journal articles discussing shortcomings in how mass media report on clinical trials. Among the shortcomings, the articles found that media articles failed to report investigators' financial conflicts of interest, information about dose and sample size and methods for randomized trials.
You can find the article here: http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/acrpwire/issues/2008-12-04/3.html
The mass media has the potential to be a great educator about the complex and fascinating world of clinical trials research. How do you think media could report on clinical trials in a better way?
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