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Sine Missione, and the conspiracy theorists who use graffiti to spread pseudoscience
From 5G fears to antisemitism and QAnon - graffiti that promotes conspiracies around Liverpool and beyond are more harmful than you think.
Not all dentists promote evidence-based treatments – four red-flag signs to look out for
Spotting rogue dentists and dubious remedies can be difficult for the layperson patient - so here's a guide to some of the common red flags
Our guide to the pseudoscience promoters aiming to be the next mayor of London
From a former faith healer, to a climate change denier, to the man who premiered Plandemic - the conspiracy-minded voter is spoilt for choice in the London mayoral election
Brazil’s bogus “Covid kit” represents a failure of private healthcare regulation
Investigations show doctors were pressured to prescribe "early treatment protocol" Covid kits made up of unproven, ineffective interventions
New NICE guidelines on chronic pain fall woefully short – and not just because of the acupuncture
Chronic pain patients need evidence-based care - instead, new NICE guidelines offer them patronising messaging, paternalism, and acupuncture
Rapid Prompting Method: A new form of communicating? Hardly
Despite the extraordinary claims, messages derived via Rapid Prompting Method come not from non-speaking people, but from their facilitators.
Virginity testing is as unscientific as it is sexist, but will banning these tests prove effective?
Banning virginity testing won't stop the violation of women’s rights, but protecting human rights will make such tests obsolete
Do we really need supplements? A skeptic’s guide to micronutrients
While most nutritional supplements are probably not worth your time and money, not everything on the vitamin shelf should be dismissed
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