A Science-ish year in review
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Julia Belluz
Julia Belluz is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist covering health care and policy. A Knight Science Journalism Fellow at MIT, she writes the blog/column ‘Science-ish’ for Maclean’s and the Medical Post about the evidence behind the health headlines.
A Science-ish Q&A: Dr. Ben Goldacre
The ’Bad Science’ columnist on quacks, scaremongering journalists, and the importance of good research
Science-ish calls for submissions
Julia Belluz needs suggestions for a 2011 Science-ish roundup
Why the markets can’t run hospitals
The evidence overwhelmingly shows that public care is better-quality–and cheaper
The flu shot: to vaccinate or not?
Science-ish explains why getting the shot is a worthy gamble
Insite: ’Too early to tell’ if it works?
Evidence on the harm-reduction facility is as good as we’ll ever get
The Oprah effect and why not all scientific evidence is valuable
Some studies are more equal than others
Q&A: Edzard Ernst on alternative medicine
Herbal medicine can be beneficial and effective–everything else... not so much
The haunting spectre of energy drinks
’Science-ish’ looks for evidence to back up our worries about the sugary, super-caffeinated beverages
The truth about vitamin D
Is the idea that everyone needs more of it justified?