Nutella, bacon, roads: It's time to stop being scared by health stories
Sunday, January 22, 2017 - 16:01
in Health & Medicine
The headlines are irresistible: bacon causes cancer. Nutella causes cancer. Living by a road causes dementia. But there's a problem: while the stories are about legitimate scientific studies, the telling can cause unnecessary panic. Journalist Ben Chu tells us how to properly interpret the news.