All the fit news to print, and air

Are you getting all the information you need from health news coverage? One analyst says media cutbacks and a lack of well-trained reporters are producing health stories that fail to cover the costs and the potential downsides to medical procedures and treatments.

Guests

• Gary Schwitzer: Associate professor and director of graduate studies in the health journalism program at the University of Minnesota. He's also the publisher of Health News Review, a Web site that rates media coverage of health stories.

Resources

• About Gary Schwitzer
• HealthNewsReview.org