• Lessons from working across fields to develop a framework for informed choices 

      Stewart, Ruth; Aronson, Jeffrey K.; Barends, Eric; Boruch, Robert; Brennan, Marnie; Chislett, Joe; Cunliffe-Jones, Peter; Maynard, Brandy; Oxman, Matt; Pullin, Andrew; Randall, Nicola; Sharples, Jonathan; Stott, Janet; Vale, Luke (Research for All;Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-08)
      In late 2018, Iain Chalmers, Andy Oxman and others from the Informed Health Choices team convened a cross-field forum to develop a generic framework of key concepts for thinking critically about claims, research and choices ...
    • Quality of information in news media reports about the effects of health interventions: Systematic review and meta-analyses 

      Oxman, Matt; Perez-Gaxiola, Giordano; Alsaid, Dima; Qasim, Anila; Rose, Christopher James; Bischoff, Karin; Oxman, Andrew David (F1000Research;10:433, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-01)
      Background: Many studies have assessed the quality of news reports about the effects of health interventions, but there has been no systematic review of such studies or meta-analysis of their results. We aimed to fill this ...
    • Using claims in the media to teach essential concepts for evidence-based healthcare 

      Oxman, Matt; Habib, Laurence Marie Anna; Jamtvedt, Gro; Kalsnes, Bente; Molin, Marianne (BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-06)
      Healthcare students and professionals, as well as patients and everyone else, are exposed to countless health claims—particularly claims about the effects of interventions—spreading further and faster than ever, via the ...