Medical scientists and academics must publish their research to advance. Medical organizations must release health recommendations to remain relevant. News organizations feel they must report on research and recommendations as they are released. But sometimes it’s hard to separate what’s truly a medical certainty from what is merely solid scientific conjecture.
That’s the topic of this week’s Healthcare Triage.
This episode was adapted form a column I wrote for the Upshot. Links to sources and further reading can be found there.