Health

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

Cancer

The Mail Online declared arsenic a “miracle cure for cancer” – I’ll wait to see some evidence

Alice Howarth -
We should be wary of claims that arsenic is a miracle cure for cancer - especially when those claims are made by a private biotech companies with skin in the game
Conspiracy Theories

Del Bigtree’s Better Way conference seeks to turn Covid conspiracists into full-on anti-vaxxers

Aaron Rabinowitz -
Described by some as the "Davos of COVID conspiracy theorists", the Better Way conference clearly had its sights set on undermining confidence in all vaccines
Health

Abortion isn’t murder – despite their rhetoric, even the American religious right know it

Gabriel Andrade -
It is abundantly clear that the so-called 'pro-life' movement in the US don't genuinely believe abortion is murder, they simply want power and control
Health

The right to an abortion isn’t just about extreme, horrific cases – it’s about our bodily autonomy

Lindsey Osterman -
Discussing abortion rights on the terms of the religious right is a damaging mistake - the right to an abortion isn't just about ‘morally acceptable’ reasons like assault or medical emergencies
Politics

The Dangerous Dogs Act, with its emphasis on how a dog looks, is wholly unscientific

Alice Howarth -
The Dangerous Dogs Act was brought in to protect people from dangerous dog breeds, based on aesthetics rather than genetics - and it does more harm than good
Conspiracy Theories

The Russian Game: the conspiracy mongering propaganda techniques designed to stoke division

Dave Hahn -
Many might assume Russian propaganda is a modern phenomenon, but conspiracy theories throughout history have found a helping hand in Moscow.
Nutrition

Say cheese: we shouldn’t listen to scaremongering about oestrogen and dairy

Alice Howarth -
Despite much scaremongering, there's no truth to the claims that cheese contains harmful levels of oestrogen or other hormones
Alternative Medicine

Regulators take action against dentist offering applied kinesiology and cranial osteopathy

Shaun Sellars -
By striking off a dentist making misleading health claims, the GDC and High Court have sent a message to other dentists on the fringes of the profession
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