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Is Absence of Evidence Evidence of Absence? Why it Matters
A few weeks ago Slate writer Brian Palmer accused New York Times writer Jane Brody of using a red... more »
posted 08/27/13
Reporting on Evidence Requires More Than Spin
Reporting on evidence-based medicine is tricky. Interviewing outside researchers who study the... more »
posted 02/19/13
DSM 5 – Misdiagnosing or Mislabeling of Medical Diseases
The psychiatric world is close to receiving an updated version of their “Bible.” Officially known... more »
posted 12/19/12

Kate Benson's Latest Comments
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Sexual abuse and economic ramifications
Posted by bekate | Friday, 2012-10-26, 08:30
Thanks for reading my post. Former New York Times journalist David Shipler has an entire...
Measuring is part of counting
Posted by bekate | Tuesday, 2012-08-28, 07:45
Excellent series of posts as always. Although this issue is in some ways secondary to the point,...
Drought and dust
Posted by bekate | Sunday, 2012-08-19, 07:14
Lynne Peeples had a good take on the health hazards of dust storms resulting from the drought....

Kate Benson's Work
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Project: Dr. Ian Lipkin and Dr. Mady Hornig: Hunting Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Viruses

Cutting edge technology may be the game changer in controversial disease.

Project: Should Clinical Trials of antivirals remain on the table in ME/CFS

The association of a murine retrovirus with ME/CFS appears to be no longer viable, but many of the researchers who can't find XMRV in patients still believe that other viruses are at play.