> It really bothers me that people write news articles about the impact of this "research".
News articles about science, even good science are often terrible. The most common problems I see are oversimplifying, overgeneralizing and overstating conclusions. Many readers then further generalize and simplify what they read in the article.
I just saw this recently with an article about a study that concluded (and I'm oversimplifying here) that NSAIDs are a better first-line treatment for arthritis pain than opioids. By the time a layperson was referencing it in conversation, they had concluded that it's never a good idea to use opioids to treat any pain.
News articles about science, even good science are often terrible. The most common problems I see are oversimplifying, overgeneralizing and overstating conclusions. Many readers then further generalize and simplify what they read in the article.
I just saw this recently with an article about a study that concluded (and I'm oversimplifying here) that NSAIDs are a better first-line treatment for arthritis pain than opioids. By the time a layperson was referencing it in conversation, they had concluded that it's never a good idea to use opioids to treat any pain.