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Stem Cells: An excellent coverage of the medical reality

Commentable: November 18, 2011
I’ve posted before about the most unusually frank, thorough and intelligent postings on current health issues by the British National Health Service (NHS) called NHS choices, [SciTechStory: Behind the headlines, a systematic source of science candor]. This time I’m drawing attention to a longer piece made available through the site, called Hope and hype: stem [...]
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“Behind the Headlines:” A systematic source of science candor

Spun: January 27, 2011
Most of the SPUN posts I write are satirical – a spin on some received wisdom or another. This post is an anti-spin, or perhaps counter-spun. It’s about articles from an unexpected source, the British National Health Service Knowledge Service under the NHS Choices banner, with the sub-head “Behind the Headlines.” Headlines like these: “Cure [...]
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