Health

News, commentary, critique, reviews, research from medicine, pseudomedicine and health.

Vaccinations

Facts won’t change minds about animal medicine, so should we bother trying?

Robyn Lowe -
Health misinformation causes members of the public to fear veterinary professionals do harm to animals – we need to counter it strategically
Alternative Medicine

Obstetric emergencies are no place for alternative medicine

André Bacchi, Melania Amorim -
During obstetric emergencies like preeclampsia, patients need proven, evidence-based medicine, not unproven therapies like acupuncture
Extremism

Seed oils: how a panic over cooking fats is lubricating the alt-right pipeline

Alice Howarth -
The seed oils fear may look like just another nutritional panic, but it plays into an ideological drive towards 'traditional' alt-right ideals
Alternative Medicine

Latest studies map conspiracy theories in Brazil and Latin America

Cesar Baima -
Conspiracy theories have spread like wildfire across Latin America, according to researchers whose tools scrape Telegram to document viral misinformation
Cancer

Fenbendazole: the ‘cancer-curing’ anti-parasitic beloved by Joe Rogan

Alice Howarth -
On the world's most popular podcast, Joe Rogan regularly touts the cancer-curing properties of fenbendazole, an anti-parasitic drug
Health

Robert F Kennedy Jr.’s “autism cure” quest reeks of eugenics

Noah Lugeons -
While claiming to seek a "cure" for autism, Robert F Kennedy Jr places autistic people on a spectrum ranging from inconvenient to undesirable
Health

Reactive Oxygen Species are more than just the ‘bad guys’ of the body

Zoё Chernova -
People think of Reactive oxygen species as the cause of illness and ageing, but research suggests their role in the body is much more complex
Health

Supplements and garlic won’t cure the common cold, despite what the BBC say

Mike Hall -
The BBC reported on home remedies to fight the common cold – but what they gave us were weak, biased, and p-hacked studies
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