Association of Health Care Journalists Issues Commentary: How to Cover Environmental Exposure Studies
November 02, 2024
November 02, 2024
COLUMBIA, Missouri, Nov. 2 -- The Association of Health Care Journalists issued the following commentary on Nov. 1, 2024:
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How to Cover Environmental Exposure Studies
By Tara Haelle
It's a genre of medical study-based story all too familiar to health/science journalists: "a new study found X chemical in [common household product or food]," - the "scare" story that launches a thousand sensationalist headlines.
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How to Cover Environmental Exposure Studies
By Tara Haelle
It's a genre of medical study-based story all too familiar to health/science journalists: "a new study found X chemical in [common household product or food]," - the "scare" story that launches a thousand sensationalist headlines.