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Dentistry

Activated charcoal is increasingly popular, so let’s talk about what makes for a good toothpaste

Shaun Sellars -
The alternative medicine community is very fond of their charcoal toothpastes, but the vast majority offer zero protection to teeth
Health

10 persistent HIV myths we need to move past to break the stigma of the disease

Alice Howarth -
It's a Sin showed us how much our understanding of HIV has changed, but social attitudes to the disease still remain mired in stigma
Health

Headlines calling HPV swabs “home smear tests” risk putting people off cervical screenings

Alice Howarth -
When the media refers to new home swabs for HPV as "home smear test", they risk discouraging people from attending cervical screening
Alternative Medicine

When it comes to our health, doing nothing is often better than doing something wrong

Natália Pasternak, Carlos Orsi -
Most of the time, being proactive can be a good thing, but when it comes to healthcare, doing nothing is better than doing something stupid.
Covid-19

Is community testing the answer to managing the COVID-19 pandemic effectively?

Alice Howarth -
Understanding the accuracy of PCR and Lateral Flow tests - and how they compare - is key in assessing the UK's community testing program
Health

Well-designed patient outreach can help tackle misinformation where it does the most harm

Galina Limorenko -
Engaging directly and openly with patients can have a lasting effect - for both the patients and the scientists trying to help them.
Covid-19

Pandemic prediction problems: meet the psychics who claim to have predicted COVID-19

Brian Eggo -
Psychics and astrologers now claim to have successfully predicted the pandemic, here's what their 2020 predictions actually said
Covid-19

What does Covid-safe dentistry look like?

Shaun Sellars -
Dentists are quite literally in the firing line when it comes to COVID-19, but we're taking every precaution possible to treat patients safely.
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