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Conspiracy Theories

The conspiracy theorists who now hold local council seats across the UK

Brian Eggo -
With Reform UK making gains in the recent local elections, parts of the UK now boast councillors with all manner of questionable beliefs.
Alternative Medicine

Aromatherapy, the NHS maternity crisis, and the obsession with “natural” birth

Michael Marshall -
As part of an NHS push for "normal" births - without medical intervention - midwives around the country have been treating labour complications with aromatherapy.
Health

Rio Vista: the first city to start, and then stop, water fluoridation

Dayton Murphy -
Rio Vista's community water fluoridation was a great public health win - until it fell victim to a coordinated anti-fluoride campaign.
Alternative Medicine

Patients can’t have true autonomy in health without access to good information

André Bacchi -
Patients have a right to choose how they want to be treated – but for that choice to mean anything, they must be given accurate information.
Conspiracy Theories

Who’s afraid for Naomi Wolf? The fall of a feminist icon into a conspiracist rabbithole

Michael Marshall -
Throughout the pandemic, writer Naomi Wolf fell from feminist icon and public intellectual, to conspiracy theorist and talking head of the right-wing media ecosystem
Health

Lost in translation: why most longevity breakthroughs don’t become therapies

Brian Goncus -
From calorie restriction to enzyme supplements, longevity hackers are often quick to jump on the latest research - but over time, it fails to hold up.
Health

The rise in chronic disease doesn’t necessarily mean we are getting sicker

Travis Baldwin -
Robert F. Kennedy Jr is right to say chronic disease is on the rise – but it's due to a population that's living longer and less likely to die from disease.
Nutrition

No, artificial sweeteners do not cause cognitive decline

Mauro Proença -
A Brazilian cohort study made headlines with claims artificial sweeteners cause cognitive decline, but the evidence it presents is weak at best.
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