Choosing the appropriate way to present risk statistics is key to helping people make well-informed decisions. A new systematic review found that health professionals and consumers may change their ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. Every day, consumers and their healthcare providers make decisions about medications, diagnostic tests and other medical interventions based on risk statistics. According to the findings ...

Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Norman Swan: No-one wants to take a medication or have a treatment unnecessarily; it's always a balance ...

Headlines such as “Thousands at Risk” are guaranteed to cause worry. Nate Steiner Almost immediately the blogosphere and inter tubes were filled with worries about the drugs. But how worried should we ...

Headlines say “no amount of alcohol is safe,” but a closer look at the science — and how risk statistics are reported — tells a more nuanced story. Kathleen writes about the culture and business of ...

Every day, consumers and their health care providers make decisions about medications, diagnostic tests and other medical interventions based on risk statistics. And according to the findings of an ...

Basic statistical literacy is important for communicating and understanding medical risks. Janet Ramsden An article published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) today says a US charity “overstates ...