Health

Job’s QALY problem: Is the life of an existing child worth more than two future children?

Allocating our medical resources based on QALY - or Quality of Life-Adjusted Years - is important, but it has to be applied logically, rather than religiously

Antimicrobial Resistance, homeopathy and the Soil Association

The Soil Association's goals to protect animal and human health, while caring for the environment, are laudable. So, why do they still lend their support to homeopathy?

Is it time to stop using Body Mass Index as a diagnostic tool?

Body Mass Index, or BMI, is still widely employed as a health indicator, even though its usefulness is extremely limited, and demographically inaccurate

Do we really all have herpes? Debunking myths surrounding one of the most common viruses

The herpes simplex virus infects huge numbers of people worldwide - so why is there still so much taboo around it, and such stigma for sufferers?

Virulent: The Vaccine War – a close-up look at the American antivax movement

"Virulent: The Vaccine War", screening online this weekend, is a well-executed portrait of the American anti-vaxx movement as it's developed over time

Vabbing: the TikTok trend of using vaginal secretions as perfume, to attract a partner

The practice of 'vabbing' - or 'vaginal dabbing' - claims that vaginal secretions contain pheremones that make women irresistable to potential partners, but science suggests otherwise

Rachel Elnaugh: the Dragon’s Den star and Covid conspiracist preparing for the ‘food apocalypse’

Rachel Elnaugh, whose business found fame on Dragon's Den, has been criticised for her plans for the Peak District and her slide into Covid conspiracism

Andrew Bridgen: How a Conservative MP got red-pilled on Covid vaccine misinformation

After months of sharing COVID-19 vaccine scaremongering and misinformation, Andrew Bridgen MP was finally suspended from the Conservative party
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