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Mothers-only Lockdown: postpartum confinement practices in Asia

Phoebe Lim -
Chinese Mothers routinely follow traditional postpartum confinement practices - but science suggests they could be doing more harm than good
Conspiracy Theories

David Icke and Brian Rose’s four-hour anti-vaxx misinformation marathon

Michael Marshall -
Failed mayoral candidate Brian Rose invited David Icke back to spend four hours spreading dangerous Covid misinformation, enabled by YouTube
Conspiracy Theories

There’s nothing to claims that Covid vaccines cause HIV – but that won’t stop them spreading

Alice Howarth -
The latest viral conspiracy theory about COVID-19 vaccines are that they cause HIV infection - based on misreading scientific articles from two years ago
Alternative Medicine

Medical mistrust: what to do when the evidence isn’t enough

Robyn Lowe -
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
Media

Rather less than more: More or Less misses the mark on placebo effects

Mike Hall -
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
Covid-19

Have Brazilians been effectively immunised against vaccine disinformation?

Natália Pasternak, Carlos Orsi -
While health misinformation is rife in Brazil, confidence in vaccines remains extremely high, thanks to decades of public health messaging
Health

Havana Syndrome: a primer for skeptics in an age of alternative facts

Robert Bartholomew, Robert W. Baloh -
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?
Cancer cures

Vernon Coleman: how the Pandemic has brought some unpleasant people new fame

Mark Horne -
Former doctor Vernon Coleman's emergence as a star of the COVID-19 conspiracy movement is little surprise, given his prolific career of misinformation
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