The weasel words that are used in science and health reporting and how you can cut through all this to figure out what deserves your attention and what can be chucked by the wayside.

An anticancer nanoparticle vaccine in development.

Your Calls and Comments:

• Risk versus benefits of using denosumab (Prolia) for the treatment of osteoporosis
• Should you do a home test fi you suspect Covid?
• 32 year-old woman works at a university. Should she get both Covid and flu vaccine?
• A question about doctor burnout.

Playlist

1st segment

Intro:  Stand Back – Peter Gabriel

Outro: Bad Reputation – Joan Jet & the Blackhearts

2nd segment

Intro: The Logical Song – Supertramp

Outro: Strange Things – Randy Newman

3rd segment

Intro: Pump It Up – Elvis Costello

Outro:  Warning – Green Day

4th segment

Intro:  Unbelievable – EMF

Outro: Say it ain’t so, Joe – Murray Head