News reports about a new medical study trumpet headlines such as these: “Video gaming leads to surge in rickets“ “Prolonged gaming blamed for rickets rise — Is it time to stop the poop-socking?“ But the study itself does not mention games or gaming or computers. See for yourself (though you’ll need a subscription to get […]
Tag: medicine
Televised warning about TV and death
Does watching a televised media briefing about a study that asks “Is sitting in front of the TV shortening your life?” shorten your life? Watch a televised media briefing by the Australian Science Media Centre, and maybe you’ll find out. Their press release says: MEDIA BRIEFING: TV time may cut life short Is sitting in […]
Animal bias at BMJ?
Marmot. “Bit of an animal”. Hawkes. What seems a strange animal bias is evident the past two weeks in the features section of BMJ, the publication known until a few years ago as the British Medical Journal. Here are two screen captures from the BMJ web site:
Ministry of Clowns
Angelika Richter and Lori Zonner have a funny way of captivating readers. In a study called Clowning – An Opportunity for Ministry they write: “Experiences over five years interacting with patients as the clown Jingles and the experiment and experience of one afternoon as the clown Hairie in a hospital led the authors to reflect […]