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Medical mistrust: what to do when the evidence isn’t enough
Evidence alone isn't enough to persuade people that their healthcare professionals have their best interests at heart - we also need to actively listen to people's concerns
Rather less than more: More or Less misses the mark on placebo effects
In praising the power of the placebo effect, the statistical sleuths at the BBC's More or Less cited small, subjective studies that have failed to replicate
Have Brazilians been effectively immunised against vaccine disinformation?
While health misinformation is rife in Brazil, confidence in vaccines remains extremely high, thanks to decades of public health messaging
Havana Syndrome: a primer for skeptics in an age of alternative facts
Are the symptoms of so-called Havana Syndrome really caused by secret sonic weapons and covert chemical attacks, or does the answer lie in psychology?
Vernon Coleman: how the Pandemic has brought some unpleasant people new fame
Former doctor Vernon Coleman's emergence as a star of the COVID-19 conspiracy movement is little surprise, given his prolific career of misinformation
A rotten apple spoils the barrel: the fad of drinking apple cider vinegar to lose weight
Apple cider vinegar is often promoted for weight loss, yet the studies show there's no miraculous benefit to drinking the acidic juice.
A viral post wrongly claimed omicron had been detected in July – here’s why that’s not true
A little familiarity with internet archives and web page source code can help us check viral claims about Covid, and skewer misinformation.
Aaron Rodgers is just the latest in a long line of sports stars touting health nonsense
When Green Bay Packers’ quarterback Aaron Rodgers hit the headlines with his vaccine misinformation, he joined the sporting pseudoscience hall of fame
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