I would also say that any competent reporting on a topic like this would include whether the trial and data analysis methods were pre-registered and if there we

I would also say that any competent reporting on a topic like this would include whether the trial and data analysis methods were pre-registered and if there were other pre-registered trials on this or similar topics and what their results were. The pervasive problems with study design and publication incentives have been known about for a while, it's irresponsible to pretend that each new study is the newest version of the truth.