Free guide · The Health Headlines Report Card

We checked 15 health headlines against the actual study.

Three earned an A. Five were contradicted or came too early.

• A grade for each, from steps and coffee to statins, sleep and the shingles shot
• What each study actually found: who was studied, how many, and how
• Five questions to ask of any health headline

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