The National Center for Health Research, a nonprofit think tank, has a free series of monthly 1-hour live online press teleconferences on a range of Covid issues of importance to journalists. The series is supported by the federally funded independent nonprofit Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI). On July 28th, Dr. Diana Zuckerman moderated a panel with Featured […]
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We conduct research on the safety and effectiveness of medical products such as Alzheimer’s drugs, cancer drugs, and medical implants and devices used for a wide range of health problems, such as heart disease and joint replacement. In addition to the free information on this website and on www.stopcancerfund.org, we also publish articles in major medical journals and health policy journals.
These are the summaries of studies we’ve done, and here are the articles we’ve published in medical journals and health policy journals in the last few years.
Are you a reporter or medical writer interested in our free Health Research Training Workshop? Learn more here.
Using informatics to guide public health policy during the COVID-19 pandemic in the USA
There are many conflicting views about how to get the Covid-19 pandemic under control in the U.S. Our study in the Journal of Public Health, published in July 2020, explains how experts can use existing datasets and analytical tools to evaluate the risks of different policies, and determine the resources and policies needed to save lives during this pandemic and any future pandemics
Read More »Covid Research Press Teleconference
The National Center for Health Research, a nonprofit think tank, has a free series of monthly 1-hour live online press teleconferences on a range of Covid issues of importance to journalists. The series is supported by the federally funded independent nonprofit Patient Centered Outcome Research Institute (PCORI). Our third press teleconference will be on Friday, […]
Read More »Hype in Health Reporting: “Checkbook Science” Buys Distortion of Medical News
The greatest danger to public health might be “checkbook science”: research intended not to expand knowledge or to benefit humanity but to sell products.
Read More »Training Journalists and Researchers to Communicate Key Healthcare Findings
The National Center for Health Research ‘s project “Spreading the Word” is funded through a Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) Eugene Washington PCORI Engagement Award (8598-NCHR). It includes two workshops that are designed to bring together journalists, medical writers, researchers, and medical experts to effectively disseminate findings from PCORI studies and to ensure that the media and medical experts understand and give attention to important new PCORI research findings. We also developed a brief webinar that is based on one of the most well-received presentations of our March 2019 workshop. It designed for researchers who want to better communicate in an interesting and understandable way with journalists (and the public). You can watch our webinar if you click “Read More” below.
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