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Health News Review: How much significance should health news give to statistically nonsignificant results?

STAT: Many clinical trials’ findings never get published. Here’s why that’s bad

Public Engagement: Not an afterthought, but a responsibility for scientists

Click on the image above to watch our video (a recap) of the workshop, which featured notable scientists like Dr. Sarah J. Schlesinger and Bruce McEwen, Ph.D., as well as Ph.D. candidate Maryam Zaringhalam and science journalists Roxanne Khamsi and Alexandra Ossola....

Policy Options: Linking academic research with the public and policy-makers

STAT: Does exercise prevent cancer?

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