Humans learn about the world by collectively acquiring information, filtering it, and sharing
what we know. Misinformation undermines this process. The repercussions are extensive …

Objectives We evaluated the presence and frequency of spin practices and poor reporting
standards in studies that developed and/or validated clinical prediction models using …

Transcranial electrical brain stimulation (tES) techniques have shown substantial promise in
research and applied settings. However, over the last few years the technique has courted …

The proliferation of medical misinformation on social media is a growing, global public
health concern. 1 The medical community is responding to this pervasive threat; earlier this …

We estimated the degree to which language used in the high-profile medical/public
health/epidemiology literature implied causality using language linking exposures to …

When reasoning about science studies, people often make causal theory errors by inferring
or accepting a causal claim based on correlational evidence. While humans naturally think …

The term 'fake news' has risen in prominence since 2016 as a means to discredit politically
inconvenient reporting1 and more broadly standing for all information which is 'inaccurate'. 2 …

Background: Exaggerations in health news were previously found to strongly associate with
similar exaggerations in press releases. Moreover, such press release exaggerations did …

Introduction Preprints have become an important tool for meeting the challenges of health
communication in the context of COVID-19. They allow scientists to disseminate their results …

Background Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are the subject of a growing body of
research with the potential to positively impact public and ecological health. However, to …