Ivermectin and Hydroxychloroquine Six Years On
We deal with a seemingly endless conveyor belt of fad quack remedies (the proverbial game of whack-a-mole). We always have some new nonsense to deal…
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Getting back into the lab – it’s not out of reach
A research career break certainly does not mean a career end says return-to-worker Susan MacDonald. We chatted to her about squiggly career paths…
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Children as young as six going to A&E in mental health crisis
NHS emergency departments are seeing more cases of self-harm, eating disorders and emotional distress in young people.
Families hit by long waits for dementia diagnosis
Hundreds of families say they have had to wait months or even years for a dementia diagnosis for a loved one.
Urine test can spot more than nine in 10 bladder cancers
The NHS has been trialling the test and says the results so far are truly promising.
Response must outpace spread of Ebola: UN relief chief
The world must move faster to contain an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that is growing exponentially, the UN’s Emergency…
Flu vaccine rollout begins as NHS regroups from ‘busiest summer’
This year’s jab has a few tweaks, including changes to better combat last year’s Super-K strain.
Medical Intuitives: More Integrative Medicine Pseudoscience
The integrative medicine industry is all in on making a “scan” of your “biofield” part of your physician’s diagnostic toolkit.
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NHS kicks off flu jabs for children and pregnant women ahead of winter
Millions of children and pregnant women can get their flu vaccinations from today, as the NHS rolls out the first phase of its flu programme…
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s lies about measles in Samoa
In 2019, RFK Jr. went to Samoa to promote antivax propaganda that fueled a measles outbreak. We now learn it was even worse than reported.
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