{"id":12843,"date":"2025-03-08T17:22:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-08T17:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/marketplace\/the-skeptics-guide-to-health-medicine-and-the-media\/"},"modified":"2025-03-08T17:22:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T17:22:16","slug":"the-skeptics-guide-to-health-medicine-and-the-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/marketplace\/the-skeptics-guide-to-health-medicine-and-the-media\/","title":{"rendered":"The Skeptic?s Guide to Health, Medicine, and the Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt Market Place -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4166091270\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n <span>As consumers of medical news, how can we know whether the article we just read is based on solid science or is just an ill-informed attempt to grab readers? 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