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Bringing the FDA's Information to Market.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM.

Arch Intern Med. 2009 Nov 23;169(21):1985-7. No abstract available. PMID: 19933960 [PubMed - in process]

Promoting Healthy Skepticism in the News: Helping Journalists Get It Right.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Kramer BS.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009 Nov 20. [Epub ahead of print] No abstract available. PMID: 19933445 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Lost in transmission--FDA drug information that never reaches clinicians.

Schwartz LM, Woloshin S.

N Engl J Med. 2009 Oct 29;361(18):1717-20. Epub 2009 Oct 21. No abstract available. PMID: 19846841 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Numbers needed to decide.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2009 Sep 2;101(17):1163-5. Epub 2009 Aug 11. No abstract available. PMID: 19671771 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Press releases by academic medical centers: not so academic?

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Casella SL, Kennedy AT, Larson RJ.

Ann Intern Med. 2009 May 5;150(9):613-8.PMID: 19414840 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Using a drug facts box to communicate drug benefits and harms: two randomized trials.

Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Welch HG.

Ann Intern Med. 2009 Apr 21;150(8):516-27. Epub 2009 Feb 16.PMID: 19221371 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Flawed inferences about screening mammography's benefit based on observational data.

Berry DA, Baines CJ, Baum M, Dickersin K, Fletcher SW, Gøtzsche PC, Jørgensen KJ, Junod B, Maehlen J, Schwartz LM, Welch HG, Woloshin S, Thornton H, Zahl PH.

J Clin Oncol. 2009 Feb 1;27(4):639-40; author reply 641-2. Epub 2008 Dec 15. No abstract available. PMID: 19075270 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Older patients perceptions of "unnecessary" tests and referrals: a national survey of Medicare beneficiaries.

Herndon MB, Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Anthony D, Gallagher P, Fowler FJ, Fisher E.

J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Oct;23(10):1547-54. Epub 2008 Jul 1.PMID: 18592324 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The risk of death by age, sex, and smoking status in the United States: putting health risks in context.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Welch HG.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008 Jun 18;100(12):845-53. Epub 2008 Jun 10. Erratum in: J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008 Aug 20;100(16):1133. PMID: 18544745 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The sea of uncertainty surrounding ductal carcinoma in situ--the price of screening mammography.

Welch HG, Woloshin S, Schwartz LM.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2008 Feb 20;100(4):228-9. Epub 2008 Feb 12. No abstract available. PMID: 18270336 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A genetic risk factor for periodic limb movements in sleep.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM.

N Engl J Med. 2008 Jan 24;358(4):427-8. No abstract available. PMID: 18219744 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Overstating the evidence for lung cancer screening: the International Early Lung Cancer Action Program (I-ELCAP) study.

Welch HG, Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Gordis L, Gøtzsche PC, Harris R, Kramer BS, Ransohoff DF.

Arch Intern Med. 2007 Nov 26;167(21):2289-95.PMID: 18039986 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Implications of expanding disease definitions: the case of osteoporosis.

Herndon MB, Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Welch HG.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2007 Nov-Dec;26(6):1702-11.PMID: 17978389 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Participation in mammography screening.

Schwartz LM, Woloshin S.

BMJ. 2007 Oct 13;335(7623):731-2. No abstract available. PMID: 17932162 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The drug facts box: providing consumers with simple tabular data on drug benefit and harm.

Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Welch HG.

Med Decis Making. 2007 Sep-Oct;27(5):655-62. Epub 2007 Sep 14.PMID: 17873258 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Direct-to-consumer advertisements for HIV antiretroviral medications: a progress report.

Kallen A, Woloshin S, Shu J, Juhl E, Schwartz L.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2007 Sep-Oct;26(5):1392-8.PMID: 17848450 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Choosing where to have major surgery: who makes the decision?

Wilson CT, Woloshin S, Schwartz LM.

Arch Surg. 2007 Mar;142(3):242-6.PMID: 17372048 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Estimating the impact of adding C-reactive protein as a criterion for lipid lowering treatment in the United States.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Kerin K, Welch HG.

J Gen Intern Med. 2007 Feb;22(2):197-204.PMID: 17356986 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The effectiveness of a primer to help people understand risk: two randomized trials in distinct populations.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Welch HG.

Ann Intern Med. 2007 Feb 20;146(4):256-65.PMID: 17310049 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Ratio measures in leading medical journals: structured review of accessibility of underlying absolute risks.

Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Dvorin EL, Welch HG.

BMJ. 2006 Dec 16;333(7581):1248. Epub 2006 Oct 23.PMID: 17060338 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Group writing of letters to the editor as the goal of journal club.

Kallen AJ, Wilson CT, Russell MA, Larson RJ, Davies L, Sirovich BE, Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Welch HG.

JAMA. 2006 Sep 6;296(9):1053-4. No abstract available. PMID: 16954483 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Media reporting on research presented at scientific meetings: more caution needed.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM.

Med J Aust. 2006 Jun 5;184(11):576-80.PMID: 16768666 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Giving legs to restless legs: a case study of how the media helps make people sick.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM.

PLoS Med. 2006 Apr;3(4):e170. Epub 2006 Apr 11. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 16597175 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Ramifications of screening for breast cancer: 1 in 4 cancers detected by mammography are pseudocancers.

Welch HG, Schwartz LM, Woloshin S.

BMJ. 2006 Mar 25;332(7543):727. No abstract available. PMID: 16565136 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

What's the rush? The dissemination and adoption of preliminary research results.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006 Mar 15;98(6):372-3. No abstract available. PMID: 16537824 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Patients and medical statistics. Interest, confidence, and ability.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Welch HG.

J Gen Intern Med. 2005 Nov;20(11):996-1000.PMID: 16307623 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

How do elderly patients decide where to go for major surgery? Telephone interview survey.

Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Birkmeyer JD.

BMJ. 2005 Oct 8;331(7520):821. Epub 2005 Sep 28.PMID: 16192286 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Reducing the risk that patients get it wrong.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM.

Gastroenterology. 2005 Aug;129(2):748-50. No abstract available. PMID: 16083729 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Skin biopsy rates and incidence of melanoma: population based ecological study.

Welch HG, Woloshin S, Schwartz LM.

BMJ. 2005 Sep 3;331(7515):481. Epub 2005 Aug 4.PMID: 16081427 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prostate-specific antigen levels in the United States: implications of various definitions for abnormal.

Welch HG, Schwartz LM, Woloshin S.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005 Aug 3;97(15):1132-7.PMID: 16077071 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Can patients interpret health information? An assessment of the medical data interpretation test.

Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Welch HG.

Med Decis Making. 2005 May-Jun;25(3):290-300.PMID: 15951456 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Celebrity endorsements of cancer screening.

Larson RJ, Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Welch HG.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2005 May 4;97(9):693-5.PMID: 15870440 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Distribution of C-reactive protein values in the United States.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM.

N Engl J Med. 2005 Apr 14;352(15):1611-3. No abstract available. PMID: 15829550 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The exaggerated relations between diet, body weight and mortality: the case for a categorical data approach.

Welch HG, Schwartz LM, Woloshin S.

CMAJ. 2005 Mar 29;172(7):891-5. No abstract available. PMID: 15795411 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Advertising by academic medical centers.

Larson RJ, Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Welch HG.

Arch Intern Med. 2005 Mar 28;165(6):645-51.PMID: 15795340 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Screening for cervical cancer: will women accept less?

Sirovich BE, Woloshin S, Schwartz LM.

Am J Med. 2005 Feb;118(2):151-8.PMID: 15694900 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Symptoms and treatment burden of gastroesophageal reflux disease: validating the GERD assessment scales.

Liu JY, Woloshin S, Laycock WS, Rothstein RI, Finlayson SR, Schwartz LM.

Arch Intern Med. 2004 Oct 11;164(18):2058-64.PMID: 15477443 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The value of benefit data in direct-to-consumer drug ads.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Welch HG.

Health Aff (Millwood). 2004 Jan-Jun;Suppl Web Exclusives:W4-234-45.PMID: 15452006 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Association of aspirin use and hormone receptor status with breast cancer risk.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM.

JAMA. 2004 Sep 22;292(12):1426-7; author reply 1427. No abstract available. PMID: 15383505 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Office visits and analgesic prescriptions for musculoskeletal pain in US: 1980 vs. 2000.

Caudill-Slosberg MA, Schwartz LM, Woloshin S.

Pain. 2004 Jun;109(3):514-9.PMID: 15157714 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The media matter: a call for straightforward medical reporting.

Schwartz LM, Woloshin S.

Ann Intern Med. 2004 Feb 3;140(3):226-8. No abstract available. PMID: 14757622 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Enthusiasm for cancer screening in the United States.

Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Fowler FJ Jr, Welch HG.

JAMA. 2004 Jan 7;291(1):71-8.PMID: 14709578 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Making sense of risk information on the web.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Ellner A.

BMJ. 2003 Sep 27;327(7417):695-6. No abstract available. PMID: 14512452 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Screening men for prostate and colorectal cancer in the United States: does practice reflect the evidence?

Sirovich BE, Schwartz LM, Woloshin S.

JAMA. 2003 Mar 19;289(11):1414-20.PMID: 12636464 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

On the prevention and treatment of exaggeration.

Schwartz LM, Woloshin S.

J Gen Intern Med. 2003 Feb;18(2):153-4. No abstract available. PMID: 12542591 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Tobacco money: up in smoke?

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Welch HG.

Lancet. 2002 Jun 15;359(9323):2108-11. No abstract available. Erratum in: Lancet 2002 Sep 21;360(9337):954. PMID: 12086781 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

News media coverage of screening mammography for women in their 40s and tamoxifen for primary prevention of breast cancer.

Schwartz LM, Woloshin S.

JAMA. 2002 Jun 19;287(23):3136-42.PMID: 12069679 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Risk charts: putting cancer in context.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM, Welch HG.

J Natl Cancer Inst. 2002 Jun 5;94(11):799-804. No abstract available. PMID: 12048267 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Media coverage of scientific meetings: too much, too soon?

Schwartz LM, Woloshin S, Baczek L.

JAMA. 2002 Jun 5;287(21):2859-63.PMID: 12038934 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Press releases: translating research into news.

Woloshin S, Schwartz LM.

JAMA. 2002 Jun 5;287(21):2856-8.PMID: 12038933 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article