Health

Scaremongering claims abound online, warning that the food we feed our beloved animals is packed with sawdust... though the evidence is deeply unconvincing

Sunscreen is one of the most highly effective and evidence-based methods of preventing skin cancer, so why is there an online movement discouraging its use?

The government are often swift to ban recreational drugs, even without evidence of harm - but when it comes to disposable vapes, are they right?

A Brazilian Senate discussion on paediatric vaccinations descended into farce, with a parade of vaccine opponents sharing long-disproven antivax talking points.

Dr Peter Hotez owes nobody a debate, and RFK Jr’s diehard fans will never be convinced, but a rhetorically skilled vaccine expert appealing to fence-sitters in Joe Rogan’s audience is too good an opportunity to miss.

There was a time when doubts over the role of cholesterol in heart disease, and the utility of statins, were valid - but the evidence now is unequivocally clear, and the modern doubters are merely deniers

A recent interview between former atheist James Lindsay and Dr Mark McDonald showed the distasteful views anti-vaxxers share when among friends

While recent attention has understandably been on Dragons' Den's promotion of ME/cfs quackery, the BBC show's flirtation with pseudoscience runs much deeper