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Failure to listen to patients is causing unacceptable delays in endometriosis diagnosis
Endometriosis affects one in ten women – yet patients continue to face an uphill battle for diagnosis and treatment
Anti-fluoride activists may disagree, but fluoridation is social justice in dental care
Water fluoridation isn’t a magic bullet to end dental decay, but for some it may be the only dental care they have access to - and for that reason it's worth it.
From the outset, chiropractors have held anti-vax views – sadly, not much has changed
Despite overwhelming evidence vaccines work, many chiropractors focus unduly on the risks, and refuse to recommend them to patients
Facebook’s efforts to curb QAnon and anti-vax conspiracies are too little, and much too late
Facebook's bans on anti-vax adverts and QAnon groups fail to deal with how misinformation really spreads on their platform
No, the COVID-19 app does not share your data with the police
Claims that the official COVID-19 app shares information with the police are simply unfounded, and only undermine test and trace efforts.
Has the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an increase in ghostly encounters?
With pandemic-related anxiety and stress causing an increase in experience of sleep paralysis, we may well see an uptick in paranormal belief.
Rectal ozone therapy: Brazil’s latest COVID-19 pseudoscience
Brazil's rectal ozone therapy may sound ridiculous, but the reach of the pseudoscience movement is no joke
An unhealthy dose of viral conspiracy
As conspiracy theories flood social media and users struggle to tell fact from fiction, we need to find better ways to stop misinformation from spreading.
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