Methods Guides

Practical tools for reading health research more carefully.

The Methods Section Guides are short, structured resources designed to help you evaluate health studies, headlines, and claims without needing a statistics degree—or hours of time. They translate core research methods into usable frameworks you can apply immediately.

Current Guides

How to Read a Health Study in 10 Minutes
A practical framework for quickly assessing studies—before the headline shapes your opinion
The Methods Section_How to Read a Health Study.pdf
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5 Questions to Ask Before Believing a Health Headline
Five practical questions to quickly separate real health evidence from misleading headlines
The Methods Section_How to Decode a Health Headline.pdf
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How To Tell If A Health Study Actually Applies To You
A helpful guide to determining whether a study's findings are relevant to you
The Methods Section _ How To Tell If A Study Applies To You.pdf
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