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Alternative Medicine

Peptides like Joe Rogan’s “Wolverine stack” are untested, unregulated, and a major health risk

Alice Howarth -
Peptides are all the rage in the MAHA/biohacking world, like the unproven and completely unregulated "Wolverine stack".
Health

Is mosquito extinction morally wrong? Gene drives and the limits of utilitarianism

Gabriel Andrade -
New technology might allow us to eradicate the mosquito - one of the deadliest creatures who ever lived. But is deliberate extinction ethically defensible?
Vaccinations

Denialism as health policy: case study of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr

Seth C. Kalichman -
Robert F. Kennedy Jr, the most senior figure in US health, has spent decades undermining vaccines, denying the reality of AIDS, and endangering Americans.
Nutrition

AG1 from Athletic Greens are arguably the Lazarus of nutritional supplements

Bronwyn Rideout -
Athletic Greens' "AG1" supplement range come with celebrity endorsements, slick marketing... and overblown nutritional claims.
Nutrition

With the increasing awareness of menopause symptoms comes a rush by supplement companies to cash in

Katrina Borthwick -
More and more, women on social media are being bombarded by ads and sponsored posts promising solutions to menopause symptoms.
Cancer

Ivermectin is a genuinely great drug, but there’s no good evidence it can treat cancer

Jack Lawrence -
As online scammers and podcasters like Joe Rogan push ivermectin for all manner of serious illnesses, we have to follow what the evidence tells us.
Veterinary Medicine

Get a longer little doggy: can we really double our dog’s lifespan?

Robyn Lowe -
We all want more time with our pets, but there is no simple product to buy, or special diet to follow, that will hold back the clock on canine longevity.
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.
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