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A researcher among a bank of DNA analysis machines

Keeping genomics in perspective

Reporting healthcare genomics in the real world — tips from K.S. Jayaraman on uncovering hype, tackling the issues and staying relevant.

17 December 2010 | EN | ES | FR

U.S. Army medical researchers take part in World Malaria Day

Progress or PR? How to report clinical trials

T.V. Padma shows you how to separate real progress from hype and challenge poor practice when you're reporting on the conduct and outcomes of a clinical trial.

30 September 2010 | EN | ES

Muscle cells grown from embryonic stem cells

Reporting embryonic stem cell science

Luisa Massarani offers tips on how to navigate your way through the highly controversial world of embryonic stem cell research.

10 June 2010 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

How to report on evolutionary science

Whether on 'biotech' or human history, your reporting needs sensitivity and clarity when it comes to evolution, says Mohammed Yahia.

17 March 2010 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

HIV journalism

The A–Z of HIV/AIDS reporting

Guidance on HIV/AIDS reporting, from selling a story to your editor to a 'who's who' of the HIV/AIDS world.

Source: The Kaiser Family Foundation

28 October 2009 | EN

How to report a disease outbreak or pandemic

Sensationalism is no substitute for sound science when reporting disease outbreaks, say Fang Xuanchang, Jia Hepeng and Katherine Nightingale.

9 October 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

Effective TB reporting

Guidance on how journalists can help tackle TB through effective, frequent reporting on research, policy and the disease's human toll.

Source: Panos

28 April 2009 | EN | 中文

Communicating statistics and risk

Translating statistics and risk in a readily understandable way is crucial to effective science communication, says Andrew Pleasant.

15 December 2008 | EN | ES | FR | 中文